Chapter Summaries

Xu Wu challenged Xu Ran to prove his strength, driven by anger and greed for the power Emperor Dai promised him. Xu Ran effortlessly stopped Xu Wu’s strongest Soul Skill, leaving Xu Wu panicked and the crowd stunned.

• Xu Wu dismissed Xu Ran’s reputation and challenged him, while the crowd doubted Xu Ran could be powerful at his age.
• Emperor Dai promised Xu Qing the Zhu Family’s position and military authority if he killed Xu Ran, and Xu Wu eagerly accepted the prospect of rising in power.
• Xu Wu unleashed his strongest Soul Skill, War Ray, at Xu Ran as onlookers expected the attack to overwhelm him.
• Xu Ran remained still and stopped the rays from coming within a meter of him, while Zhu Zhuyun watched calmly in his arms.
• Zhu Zhuyun mocked Xu Wu’s strength, and Xu Wu realized the rumors about Xu Ran might be true and began to panic.

Xu Ran defeated Xu Wu and rejected his pleas for mercy after Xu Wu begged to switch sides. Zhu Zhuqing then volunteered to fight Emperor Dai’s remaining forces, leaving them stunned by her challenge.

• Xu Wu’s strongest Soul Skill failed to reach Xu Ran, and Xu Wu begged him to spare his life and promised that the Xu Family would serve the Zhu Family.
• Xu Ran refused to forgive Xu Wu for threatening his woman and condemned the Xu Family, while Zhu Zihao rejected Xu Wu’s plea for mercy.
• Xu Wu charged at Xu Ran in desperation, but Xu Ran killed him with a single strike.
• Zhu Zhuqing offered to handle Emperor Dai’s remaining fighters herself, and Xu Ran agreed.
• Zhu Zhuqing challenged the crowd to defeat her if they wanted to live, leaving them shocked.

Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward to face Emperor Dai and his forces, revealing that she had become a Titled Douluo with an evolved Martial Soul. As the attackers charged, she activated her Martial Soul Avatar, transforming into a giant winged cat with a hooked tail.

• Zhu Zhuqing offered to let Emperor Dai and his allies leave alive if they could defeat her, and Emperor Dai accepted while deciding that everyone would attack together.
• Emperor Dai and the assembled Soul Emperors, Soul Saints, and Soul Douluos charged Zhu Zhuqing, but she dodged his first strike with terrifying speed.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her Dark Nether Spirit God Cat Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings, including three hundred-thousand-year rings, shocking both her enemies and the Zhu Family.
• Emperor Dai and his forces attacked again, but Zhu Zhuqing activated her Seventh Soul Skill and summoned her Martial Soul Avatar, a giant winged cat with an Evil God Hook.

Zhu Zhuqing used her evolved Martial Soul to defeat Emperor Dai and slaughter the Dai Family’s forces, allowing the Zhu Family to seize control of the Star Luo Empire. After celebrating with Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Yun, Xu Ran went to the bloodied Imperial Palace to check on Empress Zhu Liya.

• Xu Ran explained that Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul had evolved into the Dark Nether Spirit God Cat after she absorbed a Soul Ring and Soul Bone.
• Zhu Zhuqing killed Emperor Dai with her Evil God Hook and hunted down the remaining enemies, while the Zhu Family watched.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to Xu Ran, who praised her and left Zhu Zihao to handle the aftermath as the Zhu Family took over the empire.
• Xu Ran spent the night with Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Yun, then left to check on Zhu Liya in the Imperial Palace.
• Xu Ran found the Imperial Palace covered in corpses and blood, with palace maids and princesses screaming amid the Zhu Family’s purge.

Xu Ran found Empress Zhu, or Zhu Liya, chained and badly wounded in the palace after Emperor Dai had tortured her. He freed her and told her the Zhu Family had survived the attack and Emperor Dai was dead, then began healing her as she worried about being scarred.

• Xu Ran entered the palace and found Zhu Liya chained to her bed, covered in whip wounds.
• Zhu Liya mistook Xu Ran for Emperor Dai and demanded to know why he had attacked the Zhu Family.
• Xu Ran revealed himself and told her that he and Zhu Zhuqing had saved the Zhu Family, and that Emperor Dai and his forces had died.
• Xu Ran shattered Zhu Liya's chains, and she pulled herself beneath the quilt before her injuries made her cry out in pain.
• Xu Ran began to heal Zhu Liya, who asked whether her body would be left scarred.

Empress Zhu pleaded with Xu Ran to spare Dai Weisi, offering herself in exchange, while Xu Ran treated her offer with temptation but withheld an answer. He left Dai Weisi’s fate unresolved and began to heal Zhu Liya’s wounds.

• Xu Ran told Zhu Liya that he felt responsible for the Zhu Family’s suffering, but Zhu Liya said he was the family’s pride and that they would soon rule the empire.
• Zhu Liya asked Xu Ran to speak up for Dai Weisi and spare his life, explaining that she wanted her child to remain safe.
• When Xu Ran said he and Dai Weisi had only been allies of convenience, Zhu Liya offered to serve Xu Ran if he spared Weisi.
• Xu Ran considered Zhu Liya’s offer but said he would heal her wounds first, while privately resolving that he would still kill Dai Weisi.
• Zhu Liya accepted Xu Ran’s response, sensing that he was tempted by her proposal.

Xu Ran healed Empress Zhu, and she revealed that she had secretly fallen in love with him after he treated her years earlier. She also explained that Emperor Dai’s discovery of her feelings helped trigger the purge of the Zhu Family.

• Xu Ran healed Empress Zhu’s injuries, and she asked about his strength while embracing him.
• Empress Zhu teased Xu Ran and admitted that she had already liked him when he and Zhu Zhuqing visited her as empress.
• Empress Zhu recalled Xu Ran’s massage and said his treatment had made her feel young and strong, causing her to spare him despite his improper behavior.
• Empress Zhu said she had secretly fallen in love with Xu Ran after hearing rumors about him and gathering information.
• Empress Zhu revealed that Emperor Dai learned of her special attention to Xu Ran, tortured her, and began the bloody purge of the Zhu Family.
• Xu Ran realized that Empress Zhu’s feelings and her calling his name while being whipped had helped fuel Emperor Dai’s rage.

Xu Ran and Zhu Liya argued over her feelings for him after he healed her injuries, while Xu Ran worried about the tangled family relationships. Zhu Zihao walked in on them, accepted Zhu Liya’s claim that they were in love, and left them alone.

• Zhu Liya urged Xu Ran to be with her, but Xu Ran worried about how Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Yun, and Zhu Zihao would react.
• Zhu Zihao rushed to the empress's palace, fearing for Zhu Liya after the imperial palace was breached.
• Zhu Zihao found Xu Ran and Zhu Liya pressed together, and Zhu Liya explained that Xu Ran had treated her injuries.
• Zhu Liya told Zhu Zihao that she and Xu Ran had fallen in love.
• Zhu Zihao said he supported the relationship if Xu Ran treated Zhu Liya, Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Yun well, then left them alone.

Xu Ran secured Zhu Liya’s cooperation and went to see the captured Dai Weisi as the Zhu Family slaughtered the Dai Family in the Imperial Palace. Dai Weisi cursed Xu Ran over his ruined family and his stolen fiancée, and Xu Ran dismissed the Zhu Family disciples so they could speak alone.

• Xu Ran told Zhu Liya how Dai Weisi might survive, and she agreed to spare him when the time came.
• Xu Ran left Zhu Liya and headed to Dai Weisi’s residence while Zhu Family members guarded the palace and attacked the Dai Family.
• Zhu Family disciples mocked the injured Dai Weisi, who regretted his past choices and realized Xu Ran had taken Zhu Yun from him.
• Dai Weisi cursed Xu Ran and blamed him for the destruction of the Dai Family, angering the Zhu Family disciples.
• Xu Ran arrived, sent the Zhu Family disciples away, and stood alone with Dai Weisi.

Xu Ran confronted the defeated Dai Weisi and revealed his past relationship with Zhu Yun and his current relationship with Zhu Liya. After Zhu Liya openly chose Xu Ran, Dai Weisi collapsed into despair, and Xu Ran decided to spare him by hiding him away.

• Dai Weisi charged at Xu Ran and blamed him for destroying the Dai Family, but Xu Ran knocked him down and taunted him about his relationship with Zhu Yun.
• Xu Ran told Dai Weisi that he and Zhu Yun had secretly been together and had used poison to control him.
• Zhu Liya arrived and asked Xu Ran to spare Dai Weisi, and Xu Ran pulled her into his arms and declared that she belonged to him.
• Zhu Liya confessed her love for Xu Ran and kissed him, driving Dai Weisi into a furious breakdown.
• Xu Ran knocked Dai Weisi unconscious and said he would keep him alive in a hidden place, then planned to tell Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Yun about his relationship with Zhu Liya.

After Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing destroyed the forces that attacked the Zhu Family, the family took control of the Star Luo Empire and Zhu Zihao became emperor. At a family gathering, Zhu Zihao thanked Xu Ran and accepted his relationship with Zhu Liya, asking him to treat her well.

• The Dai Family, the Xu Family, and the other families that had attacked the Zhu Family were purged, and people across the Star Luo Empire learned that Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing had defeated Emperor Dai’s forces.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s rise to Titled Douluo before turning eighteen astonished the empire, and many people attributed her strength to Xu Ran.
• The Zhu Family consolidated control of the Star Luo Empire, and Zhu Zihao became its new emperor.
• Zhu Zihao toasted Xu Ran and praised him for saving the Zhu Family, while Xu Ran said he would always protect the family.
• Zhu Zihao asked Xu Ran to treat Zhu Liya well, and Xu Ran promised to care for all his women.

Xu Ran proposed a Douluo Federation to Zhu Zihao, arguing that it would prevent wars and protect the Zhu Family’s future. After revealing his ties to the continent’s major forces, he planned to announce the federation alongside his wedding, then returned to Heaven Dou City to prepare for it.

• Xu Ran asked Zhu Zihao whether the Zhu Family could control the empire indefinitely, and Zhu Zihao admitted it could not.
• Xu Ran explained his plan to unite the continent’s powerful forces in a federation, and Zhu Zihao and the others supported the idea.
• Xu Ran listed his relationships with women connected to the continent’s major forces, including Bibi Dong, and Zhu Zihao suggested holding a wedding and signing a peace agreement.
• Xu Ran relaxed in the courtyard while Zhu Liya massaged him, and Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun objected until Zhu Liya explained that she enjoyed his treatment.
• A week later, Xu Ran returned to Heaven Dou City and began preparing for the wedding.

Tang San went to the Moonlight Pavilion intending to turn Tang Yuehua against Xu Ran, but she recognized him as the killer of her family and met him with hostility. The chapter ended with the two confronting each other over the deaths of their relatives.

• Tang San traveled to Heaven Dou City after receiving Xu Ran's invitation, vowing to reclaim his mother and avenge his family.
• Tang San arrived at the Moonlight Pavilion, prepared to warn Tang Yuehua and even kill her if she refused to leave Xu Ran.
• Tang Yuehua questioned Tang San when he appeared at her door.
• Tang San identified himself as Tang Hao's son, and Tang Yuehua accused him of murdering his father and destroying his family.

Tang San confronted Tang Yuehua at the Moonlight Pavilion, but she believed he had slaughtered the Clear Sky Sect and blamed him for his crimes. Xu Ran arrived as Tang San threatened her, leaving the two men facing off.

• Tang San denied killing the Clear Sky Sect and blamed Xu Ran, but Tang Yuehua rejected his claims based on what Bo Saixi and others had told her.
• Frustrated by Tang Yuehua's distrust, Tang San admitted to the killings and threatened to kill her unless she severed ties with Xu Ran.
• Tang Yuehua refused to betray Xu Ran and challenged Tang San to attack her before Xu Ran arrived.
• Xu Ran appeared and suppressed Tang San's rakshasa presence, then shielded Tang Yuehua and called himself Tang San's uncle.
• Tang San rejected Xu Ran's claim and angrily confronted him.

Xu Ran brought Tang San to meet Lan’er, who had transformed into a human, after promising to reveal the truth about his mother. Tang San reunited with her in tears, unaware that Lan’er felt disgust toward him and belonged to Xu Ran.

• Xu Ran reassured Tang Yuehua, then told Tang San he would show him his mother.
• Xu Ran claimed he had never forced Lan’er, though he had wanted to pursue her.
• Xu Ran brought Tang San to the estate where Lan’er was waiting and left him to enter alone.
• Tang San recognized Lan’er, knelt, and apologized for leaving her to suffer.
• Lan’er recognized Tang San but concealed her disgust and shame at seeing him.

Lan’er pretended to tell Tang San she had found a new husband, while Xu Ran secretly planned to make Tang San accept him as a stepfather. Tang San agreed to bet that Xu Ran could not win Lan’er over, leaving Xu Ran poised to exploit Tang San’s confidence.

• Lan’er told Tang San that Xu Ran had not mistreated her and claimed she had fallen for a man who had cared for her after she settled down.
• Tang San accepted the idea of his mother remarrying and felt relieved that she would no longer be available to Xu Ran.
• Tang San emerged from Lan’er’s room and mocked Xu Ran for supposedly giving up on pursuing her.
• Xu Ran proposed a bet: if he won Lan’er over, Tang San would kneel and call him Dad; if he failed, he would release Tang San and his family.
• Tang San accepted Xu Ran’s bet and insisted that he would not allow Xu Ran to win over his mother.

Xu Ran met with Tang San before leaving to enjoy family life, while the Goddess of Kindness secretly withheld information about Xu Ran from the God of Evil. The God of Evil dismissed Xu Ran as a threat and turned his attention to Tang San’s rapidly rising strength, then Xu Ran approached the Goddess of Kindness and teased her.

• Xu Ran told Tang San he hoped Tang San could withstand what was coming, then left to spend time with his family.
• The Goddess of Kindness continued to hide from Xu Ran and considered whether to aid him against the Divine Realm’s order.
• The God of Evil questioned the Goddess of Kindness about Xu Ran, and she falsely reported that Xu Ran posed little threat.
• The God of Evil said Tang San’s strength had risen so quickly that he might threaten the God of Evil’s position, and he planned to visit the Rakshasa God.
• Xu Ran arrived after the God of Evil left, drank from the Goddess of Kindness’s cup, and teased her when she objected.

Xu Ran pursued the Goddess of Kindness, insisting that he wanted her for herself and not merely to gain her help against the Divine Realm. After he forcefully kissed her, she remained wary but grew increasingly receptive to his advances.

• Xu Ran coaxed the Goddess of Kindness and told her he wanted her to become his woman.
• Xu Ran pinned the Goddess of Kindness down and kissed her despite her protests.
• The Goddess of Kindness bit Xu Ran's tongue, then wiped the blood from his mouth while scolding him.
• Xu Ran asked the Goddess of Kindness to be with him and said he would defeat the Divine Realm without her help.
• The Goddess of Kindness questioned his motives, and Xu Ran admitted he lusted after her body.
• The Goddess of Kindness caught Xu Ran's wandering hand and shyly reproached him, revealing that she was tempted by him.

The Goddess of Kindness accepted Xu Ran’s love and agreed to be his girlfriend, easing his worries about their relationship. She pledged to help him fight the Divine Realm but warned that its many gods posed a serious threat.

• The Goddess of Kindness questioned whether Xu Ran loved her or wanted her help conquering the Divine Realm, and he assured her that he genuinely liked her.
• The Goddess of Kindness admitted that Xu Ran had won her over and agreed to be his girlfriend.
• Xu Ran said she and Sister Green could become closer sisters, and the Goddess of Kindness looked forward to having a family and more sisters.
• The Goddess of Kindness bit Xu Ran’s shoulder and warned him never to let her down, while he promised to treat her well.
• The Goddess of Kindness pledged to help Xu Ran fight the Divine Realm and warned that over thirty First-Level Gods could overwhelm their forces.

Xu Ran revealed to the Goddess of Kindness that he was also the Ancestral Dragon, a Soul Beast whose bloodline presence surpassed the Dragon God’s. After seeing his true form, she accepted his confidence that he would eventually overthrow the Divine Realm, though Xu Ran kept the system secret.

• Xu Ran dismissed the Divine Realm’s strength as a future problem and declared that no one would stop him once he grew stronger.
• Xu Ran told the Goddess of Kindness that he was also a Soul Beast, then transformed into his Ancestral Dragon form.
• The Goddess of Kindness sensed that Xu Ran’s Ancestral Dragon presence surpassed the Dragon God’s and asked him to explain what he was.
• Xu Ran returned to human form, named the Ancestral Dragon as his other identity, and kept the system’s existence secret.
• The Goddess of Kindness accepted Xu Ran’s explanation and believed he would eventually overpower the Divine Realm.