Chapter Summaries

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Xu Ran learned that Emperor Xue Ye had long known Qian Renxue was impersonating Xue Qinghe and had endured her poisoning to delay Spirit Hall’s plans. Xu Ran explained his relationships with Qian Renxue and others to Zhu Zhuqing, who accepted his womanizing if he could bring peace to the continent and urged him to take her back to Star Luo City to see her older sister.

• Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuqing and the others about killing the Sea God and driving Tang San back, easing their resentment over his romantic escapades.
• Xu Ran learned Emperor Xue Ye had pretended not to recognize Qian Renxue and endured her poison to keep Spirit Hall from moving against the Heaven Dou Empire sooner.
• After Xu Ran and Xue Ke confirmed their relationship, Emperor Xue Ye exposed Qian Renxue and forced Spirit Hall’s agents out of the Imperial Palace.
• Zhu Zhuqing questioned Xu Ran about his visits to the person impersonating Xue Qinghe, and Xu Ran admitted he had been seeing Qian Renxue.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted Xu Ran’s relationships if he could bring peace to the continent, then asked when they would return to Star Luo City so she could see her older sister.

Xu Ran learned that Xue Ye had died and that Xue Beng had launched a palace coup to seize the Heaven Dou throne from Xue Ke. He stormed the palace and declared that Xue Ke’s claim was his concern, leaving the coup leaders exposed and facing his wrath.

• Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuqing he planned to return to Star Luo City and wipe out the Dai Family so the Zhu Family could rule the empire, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed.
• A guard reported that Xue Ye had died and that Xue Beng had staged a coup, prompting Xu Ran to rush to the Imperial Palace.
• Xu Ran killed dozens of Xue Beng’s guards as he forced his way toward the palace.
• A nine-ringed old man confronted Xu Ran and argued that the coup was an internal matter of the Xue Family.
• Xu Ran revealed that Xue Ke was his woman and that the throne belonged to her, leaving the old man fearing that the Xue imperial family would be destroyed.

Xu Ran confronted Xue Beng after the coup and reassured Xue Ke that he would protect her. Xue Beng refused to yield the throne, leaving the imperial succession crisis unresolved.

• Xu Ran radiated such overwhelming pressure that the troops knelt and their commander let him proceed.
• Xue Ke appeared beside Xue Beng, and Xu Ran comforted her as she mourned Xue Ye and the palace bloodshed.
• Xu Ran offered to spare Xue Beng if he abandoned his rebellion, but Xue Beng insisted the empire belonged to his family and that he was its heir.
• Xue Beng demanded that Xu Ran leave and stop interfering, while Xue Ke condemned him for killing their father in pursuit of the throne.

Xu Ran comforted Xue Ke after Xue Beng accused her of stealing the throne, and promised she would become empress and that he could resurrect Xue Ye. When Xue Beng tried to command his soldiers to kill Xu Ran, Xu Ran revealed a presence so overwhelming that Xue Beng finally understood why his father had wanted Xue Ke to inherit the throne.

• Xue Beng accused Xue Ke and Xu Ran of forcing Xue Ye to pass the throne to her, then demanded that Xu Ran give him the throne.
• Xu Ran struck Xue Beng for shouting at Xue Ke and comforted her, promising she would become empress and that he would resurrect Xue Ye later.
• Xue Beng called himself emperor and ordered the soldiers to attack Xu Ran, but none dared to move.
• Xu Ran approached Xue Beng with an overwhelming presence, leaving him terrified and unable to fight back.
• Xue Beng realized Xu Ran's strength explained why Xue Ye had wanted Xue Ke to inherit the throne, and regretted understanding too late.

After Xue Beng’s failed bid for the throne, Xu Ran killed him when he insulted Xue Ke and their relationship. Xu Ran declared Xue Ke empress of the Heaven Dou Empire, and the court pledged loyalty under his warning.

• Xue Beng begged Xue Ke to spare him, but she rejected his pleas and his claim that he had not killed their imperial father.
• Xue Beng insulted Xu Ran and accused him of scheming, so Xu Ran snapped his neck.
• Xu Ran comforted Xue Ke, who mourned the lack of familial affection in her imperial family.
• Xu Ran declared Xue Ke the empress of the Heaven Dou Empire, and the gathered officials and relatives accepted her rule.
• Xu Ran warned the court not to scheme or overstep, and the officials promised obedience.

Xu Ran arranged for Xue Ke to secure her rule as Heaven Dou’s empress, then gathered his women to help them improve their cultivation. He brought out the Whale Pearls of two powerful Soul Beasts, and the group prepared to refine their power.

• Xu Ran told Xue Ke to punish those responsible for the affair and promised to ask Dugu Bo to protect her.
• Xue Ke accepted responsibility for the empire’s affairs, while Xu Ran suggested they have a child and travel once she had settled matters.
• News of Xue Ke’s accession spread, and people speculated that Xu Ran’s ties to powerful women could bring peace between the great powers.
• Xu Ran gathered his women and judged their cultivation insufficient, despite their unusually rapid progress.
• Xu Ran revealed the Whale Pearls of the Evil Orca King and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and told Xiao Bai and the others to leave most of their power for the women with lower cultivation.

Xu Ran’s women absorbed the Whale Pearls’ energy while he planned to bring the Goddess of Life to guard them from Tang San. The Goddess of Life arrived, confronted Xu Ran about bringing home so many women, and was astonished by his rapidly growing strength.

• Xu Ran watched the women absorb the Whale Pearls’ energy and considered asking the Goddess of Life to protect them from Tang San.
• The Goddess of Life arrived and reunited with Xu Ran, who asked about their unborn child.
• The Goddess of Life reproached Xu Ran after meeting his many women and learning he had brought back seven more from the ocean.
• Xu Ran promised not to bring home more than he could count on one hand at a time, and the Goddess of Life let him embrace her.
• The Goddess of Life sensed Xu Ran’s immense power, and Xu Ran revealed that he had reached Level 98 as a Titled Douluo.

Xu Ran explained to the Goddess of Life why he had killed the Sea God and discussed the danger posed by Tang San’s new dual-god status. The Goddess of Life revealed that the God of Evil and the Goddess of Kindness would soon descend to investigate the Sea God’s death and meet Xu Ran, leaving him worried that they might discover their relationship.

• Xu Ran told the Goddess of Life that he had destroyed the Sea God after finding the Sea God’s Divine Sense in the Vast Sea Universe Cover.
• The Goddess of Life warned Xu Ran that Tang San had become a dual god, but Xu Ran insisted he could suppress him.
• Xu Ran learned that the Goddess of Life had told the God of Destruction that her unborn child was his, and that he believed her.
• The Goddess of Life warned Xu Ran to hide their relationship when the God of Evil and the Goddess of Kindness descended to the Lower Realm.
• Xu Ran realized the God of Destruction’s boast about the pregnancy had drawn the other God Kings’ attention, while the Sea God’s death gave them a reason to visit.

Xu Ran and the Goddess of Life worried that the God of Evil and the Goddess of Kindness would discover their secret after the Goddess of Life became pregnant. They decided to keep up the deception when the others arrived the next day.

• Xu Ran imagined the Divine Realm’s gods seeking his help to conceive and worried that their children might all be his.
• The Goddess of Life warned Xu Ran that exposure could pit them against three God Kings and the Asura God, putting his girlfriends’ inheritances and vitality at risk.
• Xu Ran explained that the God of Destruction trusted the Goddess of Life so completely that he would not suspect their relationship without conclusive evidence.
• Xu Ran and the Goddess of Life teased and argued with each other before she urged him to find a plan before the God of Evil and the Goddess of Kindness arrived.
• Xu Ran learned that the God of Destruction would keep the pregnancy secret and decided to bluff his way through the visitors’ questions.

Xu Ran reunited with the Goddess of Life, who agreed only to create an opportunity for him to approach the Goddess of Kindness. Meanwhile, the God of Destruction, the God of Evil, and the Goddess of Kindness descended to the Lower Realm, where the two gods discussed Xu Ran’s threat and the possibility of using him first.

• Xu Ran fantasized about pursuing the Goddess of Kindness, but the Goddess of Life knocked him on the head and said she would only create an opportunity for them to meet.
• The Goddess of Life reassured Xu Ran that no one could take her place in his heart, then embraced him as they reunited.
• The God of Destruction, the God of Evil, and the Goddess of Kindness descended from the Divine Realm to the Lower Realm.
• The God of Destruction told the God of Evil that the Goddess of Life had become pregnant, and the God of Evil questioned how that could have happened.
• The God of Evil noted that Xu Ran had killed the old Sea God and suggested keeping him alive temporarily if he could get the Goddess of Kindness pregnant.

The God of Evil and the God of Destruction agreed that Xu Ran threatened the Divine Realm and should be prevented from becoming a god, while the Goddess of Kindness objected to their plans. After the Goddess of Life warned Xu Ran that the Goddess of Kindness and the God of Evil had a strained relationship, Xu Ran saw a chance to win the Goddess of Kindness over.

• The Goddess of Kindness objected when the God of Evil proposed using Xu Ran and killing him afterward.
• The God of Evil and the God of Destruction agreed that Xu Ran had to be stopped from growing stronger and becoming a god.
• The Goddess of Kindness reflected that the gods opposed Xu Ran because his talent threatened their standing, and she felt disappointed by their conversation.
• The Goddess of Life warned Xu Ran that the gods had arrived after their encounter.
• The Goddess of Life told Xu Ran that the Goddess of Kindness and the God of Evil had a poor relationship, and Xu Ran decided he could use their opposing natures to win the Goddess of Kindness over.

Xu Ran discussed his plans to take over the Divine Realm with the Goddess of Life, then faced the God of Destruction and the God of Evil. The God of Evil demanded that Xu Ran help the Goddess of Kindness conceive a child and threatened Xu Ran’s women, leaving Xu Ran enraged.

• Xu Ran joked with the Goddess of Life about being a kind person and said he planned to give the Divine Realm’s godly positions to his wives.
• The Goddess of Life praised Xu Ran’s ambition but left, warning him to keep their relationship secret.
• The God of Destruction and the God of Evil confronted Xu Ran and questioned him about killing the Rakshasa God and the Sea God.
• Xu Ran calmly resisted the God of Evil’s pressure and called the two slain gods trash.
• The God of Evil demanded that Xu Ran help the Goddess of Kindness conceive his child and threatened to hand Xu Ran’s women to his subordinates.
• Xu Ran clenched his fists in fury at the threat to his women.

Xu Ran confronted the God of Evil and the God of Destruction, revealing a presence powerful enough to unsettle both God Kings. The God of Evil offered him a year in exchange for helping him and Kindness have a child, then left with the God of Destruction to visit Xiao Lu.

• Xu Ran threatened the God of Evil and unleashed his nine attributes, making the God of Evil and the God of Destruction wary of his growing strength.
• Xu Ran reminded the God of Destruction that he had helped him, but the God of Destruction dismissed their arrangement as a deal and said Xu Ran would eventually die.
• Xu Ran privately considered revealing that the child was not the God of Destruction's, while the God of Destruction sensed an unexplained ominous feeling.
• The God of Evil offered to spare Xu Ran for a year if Xu Ran helped him and Kindness have a child, and promised not to interfere during that time as long as Xu Ran did not become a god.
• The God of Evil warned Xu Ran that he would deal with him and the Silver Dragon King in a year, then left with the God of Destruction, who went to see Xiao Lu and their child.

The God of Evil and the God of Destruction feared Xu Ran’s growing power and vowed to kill him within a year, while Xu Ran planned to retaliate by winning over their partners. The Goddess of Kindness met Xu Ran, confirmed the Goddess of Life’s pregnancy, and worried that helping him would lead to his death.

• The God of Evil and the God of Destruction discussed Xu Ran’s unusual attributes and decided to eliminate him within a year, believing he could not find another path to godhood so quickly.
• Xu Ran cursed the God of Evil and plotted to have the Goddesses of Life and Kindness fight their respective partners during the Divine Realm War.
• The Goddess of Kindness appeared before Xu Ran and reassured him that the God of Evil’s threats were simply part of his nature.
• The Goddess of Kindness asked whether Xiao Lu was pregnant, and Xu Ran confirmed it while teasing her about his medical skills.
• The Goddess of Kindness believed Xu Ran but worried that seeking his help would bring about his death, and Xu Ran told her the deal was between him and the God of Evil.

Xu Ran tried to win the Goddess of Kindness's favor while hiding his ambition to rule the Divine Realm and make his women gods. His shameless staring and lavish praise softened her view of him, and she began to think he was better than the gods claimed.

• The Goddess of Kindness vowed to protect Xu Ran and the people around him if he helped her.
• Xu Ran dismissed the danger from the God of Destruction and the God of Evil while considering his plans to dominate the Divine Realm.
• Xu Ran appraised the Goddess of Kindness and regarded her beauty and trusting nature as appealing.
• The Goddess of Kindness called Xu Ran a lecherous scoundrel after catching him staring at her.
• Xu Ran praised the Goddess of Kindness's beauty, raising her favorable impression of him.
• The Goddess of Kindness smiled and said Xu Ran seemed better than the gods' accounts of him, though she suspected he praised other women too.

Xu Ran told the Goddess of Kindness that he did not want to become a god because he valued sharing his life with the people he loved more than living forever. The Goddess of Kindness was left questioning whether immortality had made her happy.

• Xu Ran flattered the Goddess of Kindness, and she teased him about his lies and his closeness with the Goddess of Life.
• The Goddess of Kindness asked whether Xu Ran would become a god, hoping to understand whether the gods should try to kill him.
• Xu Ran said he did not want godhood, stunning the Goddess of Kindness.
• Xu Ran explained that he would rather live a shorter life beside those he loved than become immortal and be separated from them.

Xu Ran convinced the Goddess of Kindness that he refused godhood so he could protect the women he loved, then teased her about her relationship with the God of Evil. She left after his remarks reopened the pain of their unfulfilled love.

• The Goddess of Kindness questioned Xu Ran's choice to remain mortal, and he said he sought strength only to protect those he loved.
• Xu Ran asked whether strength should be used for protection or plunder, and the Goddess of Kindness agreed it was for protection.
• The Goddess of Kindness apologized for judging Xu Ran as a lecher, while he privately admitted that the judgment was not entirely wrong.
• Xu Ran told the Goddess of Kindness that she had never truly become a woman because she and the God of Evil had never been intimate.
• The Goddess of Kindness rebuked Xu Ran for interfering in her relationship with Evil, then vanished and said she would return in a couple of days.

Xu Ran expected the Goddess of Kindness might turn against the God of Evil, then reunited with his women as they welcomed Bo Saixi, Xiao Bai, and the others. Ning Rongrong teased Xiao Bai about Xu Ran’s intimate habits, and Xu Ran caught her and drew her into his arms.

• Xu Ran reasoned that the Goddess of Kindness was dissatisfied with the God of Evil and looked forward to confronting him.
• Xu Ran found Xiao Wu and the others getting acquainted with Bo Saixi, Xiao Bai, and the other new arrivals.
• The women listened as Xiao Bai recounted how Xu Ran had defeated the Evil Spirit Orca clan.
• Ning Rongrong boldly asked Xiao Bai whether she had been intimate with Xu Ran, then described his methods to the curious women.
• Xu Ran appeared and scolded Ning Rongrong, who apologized and praised him before he pulled her into his arms.

Xu Ran comforted Tang Yuehua over the Clear Sky Sect’s destruction and denied responsibility when she asked if he had destroyed it. He blamed Tang San for the massacre and revealed that Tang San had also killed Tang Hao.

• Ning Rongrong teased Zhu Zhuqing about Xu Ran favoring her, and Xu Ran urged the women to cultivate and promised they could all become Gods.
• After the gathering, Xu Ran asked Tang Yuehua to stay because she had been grieving since the Clear Sky Sect was destroyed.
• Tang Yuehua asked whether Xu Ran had destroyed the Clear Sky Sect, and he denied it.
• Xu Ran told Tang Yuehua that Tang San had destroyed the Clear Sky Sect and was the son of her second brother, Tang Hao.
• Tang Yuehua asked why Tang San had done it and where Tang Hao was, and Xu Ran said Tang San had killed him.

Xu Ran comforted Tang Yuehua by falsely blaming Tang San for killing Tang Hao, Tang Chen, and the Clear Sky Sect, turning her grief and guilt toward hatred of her nephew. Tang Yuehua trusted Xu Ran and accepted his relationship with Bo Saixi, while Xu Ran promised to bring Tang San’s head to honor her family.

• Tang Yuehua grieved when Xu Ran told her that Tang San had killed Tang Hao for his Soul Bones.
• Xu Ran claimed Tang San had destroyed the Clear Sky Sect and killed Tang Chen, and Tang Yuehua blamed Tang San for her family’s deaths.
• Xu Ran explained that Tang San had pursued Bo Saixi after learning she loved Tang Chen, and Tang Yuehua believed him.
• Tang Yuehua apologized for suspecting Xu Ran, and Xu Ran reassured her and promised to kill Tang San.
• Tang Yuehua accepted Xu Ran’s relationship with Bo Saixi and agreed to tell Tang Chen that Bo Saixi had found a good home.