Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuyun waited in Spirit City while secretly building power for Xu Ran, and Dai Weisi visited her, unaware that she controlled him. Xu Ran appeared after Dai Weisi left, and Zhu Zhuyun joyfully reunited with him.

• Zhu Zhuyun reflected on using her influence over Dai Weisi to strengthen the Zhu Family and help Xu Ran take control of the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Weisi visited Zhu Zhuyun and suggested they stroll around Spirit City, but she declined and said she felt unwell.
• Xu Ran appeared behind Zhu Zhuyun after Dai Weisi left and invited her to admire the scenery.
• Zhu Zhuyun recognized Xu Ran, embraced him, and confessed that she had feared he no longer wanted her.
• Xu Ran reassured Zhu Zhuyun that she remained unique to him and praised her beauty and figure.

Xu Ran reunited with Zhu Zhuyun in Spirit City, comforted her, and teased her while she worried about his injuries. He then took her flying to admire the city and promised that they would one day see worlds beyond the Douluo Continent.

• Xu Ran wiped away Zhu Zhuyun's tears and reassured her that he had not forgotten her.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked about Xu Ran's injuries, and Xu Ran teased her by pretending his wound was down below.
• Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuyun made up, and he agreed to take her out after she reminded him she had matches coming up.
• Xu Ran carried Zhu Zhuyun into the sky, where she admired Spirit City and marveled at his strength.
• Xu Ran declared that he would take Zhu Zhuyun to see worlds beyond the Douluo Continent, while she trusted him and reproached him for touching her in midair.

Xu Ran spent a quiet, affectionate day with Zhu Zhuyun outside Spirit City and promised to make their relationship public when he returned to Star Luo City. Zhu Zhuyun worried about the Dai Family’s power, but Xu Ran assured her he could handle it, leaving her hopeful about becoming his wife.

• Xu Ran carried Zhu Zhuyun above Spirit City, then took her to a secluded grassland where she enjoyed the peaceful freedom of the outdoors.
• Xu Ran praised Zhu Zhuyun’s beauty and told her he could now disregard the royal family and the Dai Family.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Xu Ran she had stayed far away from Dai Weisi since Xu Ran left.
• Xu Ran promised to reveal their relationship to Zhu Zhuyun’s father on his next return to Star Luo City.
• Zhu Zhuyun worried that the Dai Family had deep foundations, but Xu Ran told her not to worry and rested his head on her legs.

Xu Ran reassured Zhu Zhuyun about her figure and revealed that, despite being only a Soul Saint, his combat strength surpassed even the Pope and First Elder of Spirit Hall together. Zhu Zhuyun trusted his strength and saw him as the Zhu Family’s hope, while Xu Ran joked about winning her father’s approval and making Dai Weisi a cuckold.

• Xu Ran praised Zhu Zhuyun’s figure and told her not to lose weight, and she happily accepted how much he liked it.
• Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuyun that they belonged together and dismissed the need to worry about their secret relationship becoming known.
• Zhu Zhuyun asked how strong Xu Ran had become, and he claimed that the Pope and First Elder of Spirit Hall together could not defeat him.
• Xu Ran clarified that his cultivation was still at the Soul Saint level but that his combat strength far surpassed it, and Zhu Zhuyun believed him.
• Zhu Zhuyun said her father would be delighted by Xu Ran’s strength, and Xu Ran joked that he might ask her father to give her to him and leave Dai Weisi cuckolded.

Xu Ran reassured Zhu Zhuyun that he would keep her close and eventually bring her with him, while she chose to remain in Star Luo City to manage the Zhu Family’s businesses. The chapter ended with Zhu Zhuyun teasingly scolding Xu Ran after catching his suggestive gaze.

• Zhu Zhuyun explained that her family hoped Xu Ran’s growing strength would benefit the Zhu Family and that her father might accept him taking more Zhu Family women.
• Xu Ran said Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing were the only women from the family he wanted, and promised not to abandon those he loved.
• Xu Ran promised to explain matters to Zhu Zhuyun’s father and take her away from Star Luo City, but Zhu Zhuyun chose to stay and manage the family businesses instead.
• Xu Ran appointed Zhu Zhuyun chief steward of his Xu Family and imagined her wielding influence while remaining devoted to him.
• Zhu Zhuyun noticed Xu Ran’s suggestive expression and accused him of thinking naughty thoughts.

Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Xu Ran had beaten him and that Qian Renxue, the Spirit Hall Young Master, backed Xu Ran. Yu Xiaogang realized Xu Ran belonged to the Elder Hall faction and feared Xu Ran would come after him again.

• Tang San complained to Yu Xiaogang about Xu Ran beating and humiliating him, while nursing hatred over Xu Ran’s ties to Qian Renxue and Hu Liena.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to report Xu Ran to the Elder Hall, but Tang San said Xu Ran’s status was higher than his own.
• Tang San revealed that two elders had helped Xu Ran beat him, and Yu Xiaogang realized Xu Ran had influence within Spirit Hall.
• Tang San identified Xu Ran’s companion as Qian Renxue, prompting Yu Xiaogang to recognize that Xu Ran was aligned with the Elder Hall faction.
• Yu Xiaogang regretted not asking Bibi Dong to kill Xu Ran earlier and feared Xu Ran would target him again.

Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to flee from Xu Ran, but Tang San insisted that Spirit Hall would keep them safe for now and that the Divine Realm was his real trump card. He left Yu Xiaogang expecting him to watch as Tang San challenged Xu Ran at the tournament finals, confident that divine powers would protect him even if he lost.

• Yu Xiaogang panicked at Xu Ran's growing ties to Qian Renxue and suggested that he and Tang San escape.
• Tang San refused to flee, citing his mother in Xu Ran's custody and his belief that Bibi Dong would shield them inside Spirit Hall.
• Tang San revealed that he planned to use his status as the Rakshasa God's Successor to turn the Divine Realm against Xu Ran.
• Tang San promised to unleash his full strength against Xu Ran at the Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament finals and claimed that even Qian Daoliu could not defeat him.
• Tang San dismissed Yu Xiaogang's fears of failure, convinced the God of Destruction would protect him and that he would ultimately defeat Xu Ran and claim Xiao Wu and Xu Ran's other women.

Yu Xiaogang visited Bibi Dong at Spirit Hall, hoping to secure her support against Xu Ran, but she told him she had negotiated with Xu Ran to return his Martial Soul. Remembering how Xu Ran had previously deceived Liu Erlong, Yu Xiaogang suspected the same scheme was now targeting Bibi Dong.

• Yu Xiaogang decided he needed to preserve his relationship with Bibi Dong because he and Tang San depended on her support in Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang waited in the council chamber, fantasizing about becoming Bibi Dong's lover, until she came to meet him.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang that Xu Ran and Qian Renxue were a couple and that she could no longer act against Xu Ran.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed he had no serious grievance with Xu Ran and hoped Bibi Dong would protect him if Xu Ran came after him.
• Bibi Dong said she had arranged for Xu Ran to return Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul to repay the harm he had caused him.
• Yu Xiaogang remembered Xu Ran's earlier promise to help him recover his cultivation and concluded that Xu Ran was scheming against Bibi Dong as he had against Liu Erlong.

Yu Xiaogang grew anxious that Xu Ran might pursue Bibi Dong, then convinced himself he could outwit Xu Ran and warned her to stay guarded. After Yu Xiaogang left, Bibi Dong felt restless and found herself longing to see Xu Ran again.

• Yu Xiaogang feared Xu Ran would take Bibi Dong from him and resolved not to repeat the mistakes he believed had cost him Erlong.
• Yu Xiaogang pretended to Bibi Dong that he was willing to reconcile with Xu Ran, while privately planning to defeat Xu Ran with his strategies.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang she did not want to clash with Xu Ran, who was Xue'er's husband and had promised to help her and Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Bibi Dong that Xu Ran was a lecher who might exploit her weaknesses, but Bibi Dong insisted she could protect herself.
• After Yu Xiaogang left, Bibi Dong felt that life in Spirit Hall was dull and that only Xu Ran could make her feel something different.

Xu Ran arrived in Spirit City with the Shrek Team for the tournament and reunited with Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi from Star Luo Academy. As spectators praised Xu Ran and debated whether he or Spirit Hall’s Saint Son would win, he spent the morning socializing with the women around him instead of focusing on the competition.

• Xu Ran and the Shrek Team arrived at the tournament venue, where Zhu Zhuqing greeted the Star Luo Academy group.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi joined Xu Ran, and Dai Weisi asked about his princess fiancée; Xu Ran teased him before reassuring him that he had only seen her.
• Xu Ran mingled with the women from several academies while spectators envied his company and discussed his reputation and strength.
• Spectators predicted Xu Ran would win the tournament, though one warned that Spirit Hall’s newly appointed Saint Son might rival him.

At the Spirit Hall Academy gathering, Hu Liena’s affection for Xu Ran became apparent, provoking Tang San’s jealousy and possessiveness. Hu Liena rejected Tang San and made clear that she had no feelings for him.

• Hu Liena reflected on Qian Renxue’s approval of her relationship with Xu Ran and realized why Qian Renxue had offered to bring them together.
• Hu Liena watched Xu Ran with affection, and onlookers—including Xie Yue and Tang San—noticed her glances.
• Tang San grew furious that Hu Liena favored Xu Ran despite his own efforts to win her over, and resolved to claim her for himself.
• Tang San told Hu Liena to stay away from Xu Ran and threatened her.
• Hu Liena coldly told Tang San that she had nothing to do with him and did not like him.

Tang San threatened Hu Liena when she rejected him, then attacked Xie Yue after he defended his sister. As Hu Liena tended to her gravely injured brother, Tang San offered to save him if she agreed to be with him.

• Tang San told Hu Liena he would make her his, but she said she would never marry him and would rather die than submit.
• Xie Yue stepped between Tang San and Hu Liena, and Tang San struck him with a blood-red punch.
• Xie Yue collapsed with serious internal injuries as Hu Liena hurried to tend to him.
• Tang San offered to save Xie Yue if Hu Liena agreed to be with him.

Tang San threatened Xie Yue and pressured Hu Liena to become his lover, claiming their union would benefit Spirit Hall. Xiao Wu arrived and denounced him, recognizing his behavior as proof of the schemes he had once concealed from her.

• Xie Yue refused to let Tang San pursue Hu Liena, and Tang San threatened that his Rakshasa Aura would ruin Xie Yue's body and cultivation.
• Yan confronted Tang San and defended Hu Liena, while Tang San threatened to make him suffer like Xie Yue.
• Hu Liena told Tang San to stop, but he urged her to accept him and argued that the Saint Son and Saintess belonged together.
• Tang San privately resolved to use Hu Liena to spite Xu Ran and then target the women around him.
• Xiao Wu approached Tang San and condemned his shameless coercion, recalling that he had once pretended to care for her while scheming to take her Soul Ring and Soul Bone.

Tang San realized that Xu Ran had turned Xiao Wu against him, but she rejected his explanations and stood against him. When Xu Ran arrived, Hu Liena asked him to save her brother, leaving Tang San facing a new rival for her trust.

• Tang San saw that Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast and blamed Xu Ran for poisoning her against him, while Xiao Wu dismissed his explanations as lies.
• Xiao Wu told Hu Liena not to trust Tang San and promised that she and Xu Ran would help protect her brother.
• Tang San warned Xiao Wu not to interfere in his dealings with Hu Liena, but she fearlessly refused to back down.
• Xu Ran arrived and condemned Tang San for threatening Hu Liena and attacking someone from Spirit Hall.
• Hu Liena clasped Xu Ran's hand and pleaded with him to save her brother.

Hu Liena asked Xu Ran to save her brother, and he agreed while teasing her about her offer of any request. Tang San objected to Xu Ran intervening, but Xu Ran began healing Xie Yue despite Tang San’s claim that his Rakshasa Intent could not be dispelled.

• Hu Liena worried that Xiao Wu might resent her closeness to Xu Ran, but Xiao Wu smiled and acknowledged her.
• Hu Liena asked Xu Ran to save her brother and offered to agree to any request, clarifying that she did not mean that kind of request.
• Xu Ran agreed to help Hu Liena’s brother and reassured her that her brother was his brother too.
• Tang San angrily accused Xu Ran of meddling, and Xu Ran defended his involvement in Hu Liena’s affairs.
• Xu Ran sent green light into Xie Yue, whose color and strength returned as his injuries rapidly healed.
• Tang San insisted that only he could remove the Rakshasa Intent, while the onlookers watched Xie Yue recover.

Xu Ran used his life attribute to heal Xie Yue’s severe injuries, astonishing everyone and earning Xie Yue’s gratitude. Xie Yue then rejected Tang San’s attempt to claim Hu Liena and declared that he would never let Nana be with him.

• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan marveled at Xu Ran’s healing ability, while Ning Rongrong teased Ye Lingling about learning from him.
• Xu Ran completely healed Xie Yue, and Tang San sensed that the Rakshasa Divine Power within Xie Yue was draining away.
• Hu Liena rejoiced as Xie Yue recovered, and Xie Yue thanked Xu Ran for saving him.
• Xie Yue contrasted Xu Ran’s conduct with Tang San’s and told Tang San to stop coveting Nana.
• Tang San glared at Xie Yue, furious that Xu Ran had ruined his plan to use Xie Yue to pressure Hu Liena.

Tang San concealed his anger and plotted to use the Divine Realm against Xu Ran, while Xu Ran reassured Xiao Wu and the others that he could handle the threat. The Spirit City gathering then welcomed Bibi Dong, whose arrival drew the crowd’s reverence.

• Tang San held back from confronting Xu Ran and warned that Xu Ran’s fate was sealed because he had offended the Divine Realm.
• Xiao Wu and the other women worried about Tang San’s schemes, but Xu Ran reassured them that he had a way to deal with the Divine Realm.
• Hu Liena apologized for causing trouble between Xu Ran and Tang San, and Xu Ran teased her about her beauty.
• Tang San watched Hu Liena’s closeness with Xu Ran and resolved to take her by force if he could not win her heart.
• Twelve red-robed bishops announced Bibi Dong’s arrival, and the crowd greeted the Pope with loud cheers as she entered in a golden gown.

Xu Ran watched Bibi Dong preside over the ceremony and openly admired her, while Bibi Dong scolded him in her thoughts and worried that he would interfere with her relationship with Xue'er. Xu Ran teased his companions, then promised to take them on a trip to the seaside after the competition.

• Bibi Dong appeared in her ceremonial gown as the Pope, and Xu Ran stared at her with undisguised admiration.
• Bibi Dong noticed Xu Ran's lewd gaze, thought of him as shameless, and worried that he would damage her relationship with Xue'er.
• Ning Rongrong teased Xu Ran about lusting after Bibi Dong, and Xu Ran pulled her close and squeezed her bottom.
• Dugu Yan joked that Xu Ran should bring Bibi Dong over too, while Xiao Wu looked at Bibi Dong with hatred that only Xu Ran noticed.
• Xu Ran pretended to be hurt by the women's accusations and said he might cancel their planned trip, prompting them to apologize and plead with him.
• Xu Ran forgave the women and told Ning Rongrong that he planned to take them to the seaside after the competition.

Bibi Dong presided over the tournament opening ceremony and announced three Soul Bones as the prize, while her jealousy over Xu Ran’s attention to other women grew. Tang San fixated on winning the Soul Bones, and Bibi Dong was left wondering why Xu Ran seemed unimpressed by her carefully chosen reward.

• Bibi Dong noticed Xu Ran laughing with the women and grew jealous, wishing Qian Renxue would leave him even as she tried to dismiss the thought.
• Bibi Dong welcomed the tournament participants and revealed three Soul Bones as Spirit Hall’s greatest reward.
• Tang San eagerly eyed the Soul Bones and recalled that Xu Ran had taken his External Soul Bone in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Bibi Dong noticed that Xu Ran showed no interest in the Soul Bones and wondered whether they were beneath his standards.
• Bibi Dong admitted to herself that she had chosen the Soul Bones partly because she wanted to give Xu Ran a gift.

Bibi Dong finished the tournament arrangements, then approached Xu Ran and asked to speak with him alone. As they left together, Xiao Wu trusted Xu Ran to avenge her mother, while Tang San grew suspicious of Xu Ran’s intentions toward Bibi Dong.

• Bibi Dong explained the tournament rules, arranged the match draw, and left several cardinals to oversee the competition.
• Bibi Dong walked through the crowd to Xu Ran, drawing attention and jealousy from the spectators.
• Xiao Wu saw Bibi Dong, remembered her mother’s death, and believed Xu Ran would avenge her; Xu Ran comforted her and promised Bibi Dong would pay.
• Bibi Dong asked Xu Ran to speak with her alone, and he followed her away from the others.
• Tang San watched them leave and suspected Xu Ran might try to make a move on Bibi Dong.