Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong explained her past to Qian Renxue and apologized, leaving Qian Renxue conflicted as she ran off without forgiving her. Xu Ran reassured Bibi Dong that their relationship could mend, then stayed with her before leaving her room.

• Qian Renxue struggled to accept Bibi Dong's explanation and said she would not forgive her before running away.
• Bibi Dong watched Qian Renxue leave and apologized, while Xu Ran comforted her and said Qian Renxue would come around.
• Bibi Dong worried that Qian Renxue might never forgive her, and Xu Ran promised to intervene if needed.
• Bibi Dong laughed at Xu Ran's teasing and told him not to bully Qian Renxue.
• Xu Ran and Bibi Dong were intimate, and Xu Ran later left her room at her urging.

After learning more about the history between Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue reconsidered her resentment and asked Xu Ran what she should do. She decided to give up the Pope position to focus on the Angel God’s trials and remain by Xu Ran’s side.

• Qian Renxue learned from her grandfather that Spirit Hall’s oppression had also contributed to Bibi Dong’s tragedy.
• Xu Ran comforted Qian Renxue as she explained what she had learned and asked whether she should continue hating Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue admitted that her resentment toward Bibi Dong had mostly faded after hearing about her suffering.
• Xu Ran told Qian Renxue he would support whatever choice she made.
• Qian Renxue asked to stop being Pope so she could prepare for the divine examinations and stay with Xu Ran.
• Qian Renxue teased Xu Ran about the goddesses in the Divine Realm, and he promised to dote only on her.

Xu Ran gave Qian Renxue the Divine Artifact Bright Thorn Armor and explained the Divine Realm’s political struggle over Tang San. Qian Renxue accepted the armor, while Xu Ran continued to consider the God of Destruction his real threat.

• Qian Renxue told Xu Ran that he had changed Bibi Dong and hoped they could someday become close sisters.
• Xu Ran gave Qian Renxue the Bright Thorn Armor, explaining that its holy attributes suited her and that it had helped him suppress Tang San.
• Qian Renxue offered to have the God of Destruction kill Tang San, but Xu Ran explained that the God of Destruction wanted to recruit him to strengthen his position in the Divine Realm.
• Xu Ran warned Qian Renxue not to overestimate the gods and said they would become gods themselves.
• Qian Renxue accepted the Bright Thorn Armor and wore it.

Xu Ran gave Qian Renxue a divine armor that strengthened her and encouraged her to continue her path to godhood, then she left to become the Angel God. At Spirit Hall Academy, Hu Liena confirmed to Xie Yue that she and Xu Ran were together, while Xie Yue eagerly imagined the benefits of being Xu Ran’s brother-in-law.

• Xu Ran gave Qian Renxue the Light Bramble Armor, and she tested its power before preparing to pursue godhood.
• Qian Renxue teased Xu Ran about visiting Hu Liena, then left, grateful for his help and confident she could become the Angel God.
• At Spirit Hall Academy, Xie Yue questioned Hu Liena about her relationship with Xu Ran and hoped it would improve his own prospects.
• Hu Liena admitted that she and Xu Ran had fallen in love, and Xie Yue excitedly asked whether they had slept together.
• Hu Liena denied it, blushed, and privately regretted that Xu Ran had not come to see her.

Hu Liena worried that Xu Ran had little time for her, but he came to see her and reassured her that she was his important matter. He left with her, and she agreed to remember his wish to see her dressed like Zhu Zhuqing.

• Xie Yue told Hu Liena to take the initiative with Xu Ran and warned her not to neglect him.
• Hu Liena left her conversation with Xie Yue and ran into Xu Ran, who gave her a rose.
• Xu Ran told Hu Liena she was his important matter and left with her while Xie Yue called him brother-in-law.
• Xu Ran told Hu Liena he wanted her to dress like Zhu Zhuqing, and she quietly agreed to remember his preference.

Xu Ran and Hu Liena enjoyed a romantic stroll and private time on the grassy slope behind Spirit Hall Academy, where they spoke about his strength and talents. Hu Liena asked him to play the zither and compose poetry, and Xu Ran teased her by asking what reward he would receive.

• Xu Ran and Hu Liena walked through Spirit Hall Academy as students admired Xu Ran, and they exchanged teasing remarks about his interest in women.
• Xu Ran reassured Hu Liena that he would treat her and his other confidantes fairly, making her feel cherished.
• Xu Ran rested on Hu Liena's lap on a grassy slope while she massaged his shoulders and asked what he was thinking about.
• Hu Liena asked whether Xu Ran's zither playing and literary talent were as extraordinary as Qian Renxue had said.
• Xu Ran agreed to show his talents if Hu Liena promised him a reward, and she blushed and told him she would agree to anything.

As Xu Ran played the zither for Hu Liena, the Goddess of Life became fascinated by his talent and unsettled by her growing attraction to him. She found Xu Ran and Hu Liena embracing and kissing, then confronted them in jealous anger.

• Xu Ran played a melancholy zither melody that captivated Hu Liena and the Goddess of Life.
• The Goddess of Life wondered whether her heart had truly stirred for Xu Ran and reflected on her distant relationship with Little Zi.
• The Goddess of Life saw Xu Ran and Hu Liena embracing and felt jealous of their affection.
• Hu Liena kissed Xu Ran and nestled against him as he asked whether she had liked his music.
• The Goddess of Life appeared and scolded Xu Ran and Hu Liena for behaving indecently, accusing Xu Ran of neglecting her and the problem between her powers and Little Zi's.

The Goddess of Life interrupted Xu Ran and Hu Liena being intimate, then argued with Xu Ran while growing increasingly jealous of his closeness with Hu Liena. Hu Liena recognized the Goddess of Life’s jealousy and worried about what the God of Destruction would do if he found out.

• Xu Ran and Hu Liena stared in confusion as the Goddess of Life rebuked them, and Hu Liena hurried out of Xu Ran’s arms while clinging to his arm.
• Xu Ran asked the Goddess of Life why she was interfering, and he recognized jealousy in her expression.
• The Goddess of Life accused Xu Ran of shamelessly bullying women, while Xu Ran insisted he and Hu Liena were sharing pleasure.
• Hu Liena agreed with Xu Ran and realized the Goddess of Life was jealous of him.
• The Goddess of Life continued to condemn Xu Ran and Hu Liena’s intimacy, then blushed as she questioned her own unreasonable reaction.

Xu Ran exploited the Goddess of Life’s longing for romance and a child, persuading her that her bond with the God of Destruction was friendship rather than true love. He continued to draw her closer while she struggled to understand her feelings, leaving her increasingly unsettled by his advances.

• The Goddess of Life resented the God of Destruction as she compared him with Xu Ran’s apparent vigor and recalled their unsatisfying relationship.
• Xu Ran told the Goddess of Life that her bond with Little Zi was closer to friendship than romantic love, making her question what she felt for him.
• Xu Ran deliberately appealed to the Goddess of Life’s dormant desire to have a child and planned to make her fall in love with him.
• Xu Ran signaled Hu Liena to withdraw, then moved close to the Goddess of Life and whispered that she was incomplete without experiencing love between a man and a woman.
• The Goddess of Life accused Xu Ran of deliberately unsettling her, while he insisted that he was only speaking about what she wanted.

The Goddess of Life asked Xu Ran to call her Xiao Lu, and their playful conversation revealed her growing affection for him. Xu Ran embraced her from behind, and they ended the chapter holding each other as she wondered if she was experiencing true love.

• The Goddess of Life asked Xu Ran to call her Xiao Lu and admitted that she had missed seeing him.
• Xu Ran teased the Goddess of Life and insisted that he was a kind person, making her laugh.
• Xu Ran praised the Goddess of Life’s beauty and embraced her from behind.
• The Goddess of Life told Xu Ran to let go, but she eventually settled into his arms and felt comforted by his closeness.
• The Goddess of Life quietly held Xu Ran and wondered if the feeling growing in her heart was true love.

Xu Ran teased the Goddess of Life, who showed that she cared for him despite her denials. When she asked whether he could help her and the God of Destruction conceive a child, Xu Ran suggested she could conceive one with someone else, leaving her ashamed and furious.

• Xu Ran teased the Goddess of Life about enjoying his embrace and compared himself favorably with the God of Destruction.
• The Goddess of Life stomped on Xu Ran’s foot, then worried when he acted hurt.
• Xu Ran told the Goddess of Life that she was beautiful, and she was pleased by his praise and attention.
• The Goddess of Life seriously asked whether Xu Ran could help her and the God of Destruction conceive a child.
• Xu Ran said he could not help her conceive the God of Destruction’s child but could help her conceive someone else’s.
• The Goddess of Life called Xu Ran shameless and fled in anger.

Xu Ran received a mission to study how to have a child with the Goddess of Life in exchange for a time-based soul skill, while planning Bibi Dong’s future and his own rise in the Divine Realm. He visited Bibi Dong and told her he intended to openly explain their relationship to Qian Renxue once she finished her seclusion.

• Xu Ran’s feelings with Bibi Dong deepened, and Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue eased their resentment toward each other.
• Xu Ran’s cultivation reached level eighty, and the system assigned him a mission involving the Goddess of Life with the Eighth Soul Skill, Time, as its reward.
• Xu Ran decided to remove the Rakshasa influence from Bibi Dong and take her to Slaughter City to pursue the Asura God position.
• Xu Ran visited Bibi Dong, who was embroidering boots for him, and she said she hoped to leave her position as Pope and stay by his side.
• Xu Ran told Bibi Dong he planned to tell Qian Renxue about their relationship when she emerged from seclusion.

Xu Ran tried to remove the Rakshasa mark from Bibi Dong so she could pursue the Asura God's inheritance, but the weakened Rakshasa Divine Sense took control of her body. It threatened to corrupt Bibi Dong into a monstrous killer to make Xu Ran suffer.

• Bibi Dong agreed to let Xu Ran guide her and remove the Rakshasa mark so she could become a god and stay with him.
• Xu Ran struck at the mark with his power, causing Rakshasa energy to erupt through Bibi Dong.
• The Rakshasa Divine Sense revealed it had hidden inside Bibi Dong's mark after its defeat and taken control of her.
• The Rakshasa Divine Sense threatened to turn Bibi Dong into a hideous Hell Rakshasa and blamed Xu Ran for her fate.

Xu Ran confronted the Rakshasa God, who revealed that he had taken control of Bibi Dong through her Rakshasa mark and threatened to kill her if Xu Ran killed him. Bibi Dong struggled to resist the corruption, and the chapter ended with the Rakshasa God preparing to attack Xu Ran through her.

• The Rakshasa God mocked Xu Ran and threatened to make Bibi Dong his servant, revealing that he controlled her soul through her Rakshasa mark.
• Bibi Dong briefly resisted the Rakshasa God’s influence and begged Xu Ran to kill her before she lost herself.
• Xu Ran comforted Bibi Dong and refused to harm her, even if she became a Rakshasa.
• The Rakshasa God seized control of Bibi Dong again and challenged Xu Ran, saying he would attack him through her.

Xu Ran let Bibi Dong pierce his chest and kissed her to break the Rakshasa God’s control, leaving Bibi Dong free and the Rakshasa God destroyed. As Bibi Dong wept over Xu Ran’s injury, the Goddess of Life arrived and witnessed their embrace.

• The Rakshasa God activated Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa Mark and drove her to stab Xu Ran through the chest.
• Xu Ran held Bibi Dong close and kissed her, despite the blood spilling from his wound.
• Bibi Dong’s tears and the kiss dispelled the Rakshasa thoughts, and the weakened Rakshasa God was crushed and destroyed.
• Bibi Dong realized Xu Ran had risked his life for her and worried that his blood loss would kill him.
• The Goddess of Life sensed something was wrong, rushed to the scene, and saw Xu Ran and Bibi Dong together.

After saving Bibi Dong from the Rakshasa God’s control, Xu Ran recovered with the Goddess of Life’s healing and gained a Three-Legged Golden Crow Wing Bone. He comforted Bibi Dong, then visited the jealous Goddess of Life, whose feelings for him grew harder to deny.

• The Goddess of Life healed Xu Ran’s severe wounds while wrestling with jealousy over how he had risked his life for Bibi Dong.
• Xu Ran received 10,000 Skill Points and the Three-Legged Golden Crow Wing Bone, and his strength increased as his injuries healed.
• Xu Ran reassured Bibi Dong that he trusted her and promised not to disregard his safety again; she vowed to inherit the Asura God’s position.
• After Bibi Dong fell asleep, the Goddess of Life sulked over Xu Ran’s devotion to other women and admitted she felt dissatisfied with her life in the Divine Realm.
• Xu Ran confronted the Goddess of Life about her jealousy, embraced her, and teased her to call the God of Destruction, leaving her flustered and conflicted.

Xu Ran embraced the Goddess of Life and confessed that he liked her, persuading her that he had agreed to help her and the God of Destruction only to stay close to her. The Goddess of Life believed his sincerity and worried that the God of Destruction would kill him if he learned of Xu Ran's feelings.

• Xu Ran held the Goddess of Life and told her he liked her, leaving her flustered by her first romantic confession.
• The Goddess of Life questioned whether Xu Ran's feelings were genuine, wary of his reputation for charming women.
• Xu Ran claimed he had fallen for her at first sight and had accepted the dangerous task to be near her.
• The Goddess of Life believed Xu Ran's sincere expression and understood why he had agreed to help her and the God of Destruction.
• The Goddess of Life worried that the God of Destruction would kill Xu Ran if he discovered Xu Ran's feelings.

Xu Ran deepened the Goddess of Life’s affection with declarations of love and praise, then used the danger posed by the God of Destruction to press his scheme. The chapter ended with him suggesting that her belly grow so the God of Destruction would believe a child was his.

• Xu Ran confessed his feelings to the Goddess of Life and told her he would have no regrets even if he died.
• The Goddess of Life asked whether Xu Ran thought she or Bibi Dong was prettier, and he praised her as the most beautiful woman in the Divine Realm.
• The Goddess of Life said she would not tell the God of Destruction about Xu Ran’s confession and worried he might kill Xu Ran if his task failed.
• Xu Ran suggested that the Goddess of Life’s belly should grow so the God of Destruction would think the child was his, and she blushed at his repeated proposal.

Xu Ran pressured the Goddess of Life to accept his love, threatening to confess everything to the God of Destruction if she refused. She admitted her feelings and agreed to be his girlfriend, though she remained hesitant about taking their relationship further.

• Xu Ran threatened to tell the God of Destruction everything and walked toward the exit, prompting the Goddess of Life to stop him.
• The Goddess of Life warned Xu Ran that Little Zi would kill him if he confessed, then urged him to discuss things with her slowly.
• Xu Ran kissed the Goddess of Life and asked when they would begin their relationship, but she told him not to rush her.
• The Goddess of Life admitted she had fallen for Xu Ran and agreed that they could be together.
• Xu Ran declared the Goddess of Life his girlfriend and told her that a girlfriend had to listen to her boyfriend.

Xu Ran secretly met the Goddess of Life, who agreed to keep their relationship private until he grew stronger and consider having his child later. After Xu Ran left to take Bibi Dong to Slaughter City, Tang San plotted to use his visit to the Goddess of Life to turn the God of Destruction against him.

• The Goddess of Life asked Xu Ran to keep their relationship secret from Little Zi until he was stronger, and she said she was not ready to have a child yet.
• Xu Ran told the Goddess of Life he planned to help Bibi Dong obtain the Asura God's inheritance in Slaughter City and asked her to help his other women find suitable Godhoods.
• The Goddess of Life agreed to help where she could, though she said Little Zi would need to provide some Godhoods too.
• Tang San told the God of Destruction that he had made noticeable progress while secretly waiting for Xu Ran to leave the Goddess of Life's house.
• Tang San planned to make the God of Destruction suspicious of Xu Ran by revealing that Xu Ran had visited the Goddess of Life.