Chapter Summaries

Xiao Wu fiercely defended Xu Ran when Tang San accused him of causing Tang San and Yu Xiaogang’s cultivation to regress. Flender and Yu Xiaogang backed Xu Ran’s explanation, leaving Tang San unable to argue, while Yu Xiaogang began considering Xu Ran as a disciple.

• Xiao Wu rebuked Tang San for insulting Xu Ran and insisted Xu Ran was far stronger and more accomplished than him.
• Xu Ran watched Xiao Wu defend him while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong showed their own contempt for Tang San’s accusation.
• Tang San challenged Xu Ran and accused him of secretly sabotaging his and Yu Xiaogang’s cultivation.
• Xu Ran reminded Tang San that Flender had warned them about the verses’ negative effects, and Flender confirmed he had explained the risk beforehand.
• Yu Xiaogang admitted that their poor comprehension was to blame and considered taking Xu Ran as his disciple.

Tang San left after Yu Xiaogang dismissed his complaints about Xu Ran, while Yu Xiaogang stayed behind to approach Xu Ran and ask him to become his disciple. Xu Ran challenged Yu Xiaogang to prove his theory by teaching someone with a useless martial soul, leaving the request unanswered.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that his loss of cultivation was his own fault, and Tang San left for the dormitory while vowing to master the Tang Sect's strongest hidden weapons and defeat Xu Ran.
• Yu Xiaogang approached Xu Ran, praised his reputation, and was stung when Xu Ran cited his controversial claim that there were no useless martial souls, only useless Soul Masters.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Xu Ran to take him as his teacher, prompting Ma Hongjun and Oscar to mock the idea while Flender rebuked them.
• Xu Ran told Yu Xiaogang to find a Soul Master with a useless martial soul and teach them if he wanted to prove his theory.

Xu Ran rejected Yu Xiaogang’s offer to become his teacher, leaving Yu Xiaogang humiliated and resentful. After the teachers left, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu escorted Ning Rongrong to find a dorm room, curious about her background and teasing her along the way.

• Xu Ran rejected Yu Xiaogang’s offer, and Yu Xiaogang hid his shame while vowing that Tang San would eventually surpass Xu Ran.
• Flender ended the awkward exchange and took Yu Xiaogang and the other teachers away, leaving Xu Ran with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing pinched Xu Ran after the teachers left, then introduced themselves to Ning Rongrong.
• Xu Ran sent Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to help Ning Rongrong find a dorm room while he stayed behind.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked whether Ning Rongrong came from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Rongrong confirmed that she did.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing admired Ning Rongrong’s soft skin and led her toward a quiet dorm room, leaving Ning Rongrong puzzled by their behavior.

Xu Ran told Flender that Yu Xiaogang may have deliberately left Liu Erlong after Qian Xunji’s death gave him a chance to reunite with Bibi Dong, and may have known Erlong was his blood relative all along. Flender held back from confronting Yu Xiaogang without proof and planned to seek answers from the Yu Family.

• Flender explained the Golden Iron Triangle’s troubled history and asked Xu Ran whether Yu Xiaogang had deliberately broken up with Liu Erlong.
• Xu Ran linked the breakup to Qian Xunji’s death and suggested Yu Xiaogang had left Erlong to pursue Bibi Dong after she became Spirit Hall’s Pope.
• Flender recalled that Yu Xiaogang had taken Erlong to his clan, where her identity as his cousin was discovered, and questioned whether the clan had truly forced their separation.
• Xu Ran suggested Yu Xiaogang may have known Erlong was his blood relative from the start, prompting Flender to erupt in anger and prepare to confront him.
• Xu Ran persuaded Flender to stay calm and seek evidence from the Yu Family before exposing Yu Xiaogang to Erlong.
• Flender asked Xu Ran whether love meant possessing someone or letting her go, and Xu Ran praised selfless love and watching the beloved find happiness.

Xu Ran woke late and began training Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong by teaching them yoga. After making the girls run warm-up laps, he guided Ning Rongrong into the first pose, leaving her embarrassed as he admired her figure.

• Zhu Zhuqing went into Xu Ran's room to wake him, and he pulled her onto the bed and kissed her before letting her go.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to run five laps around the village and meet Xu Ran at the sports ground.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong finished their warm-up and found Xu Ran relaxing at the sports ground.
• Xu Ran introduced yoga as a training method and asked the girls who wanted to try the first pose.
• Ning Rongrong volunteered, and Xu Ran guided her into a leg-raising pose while she blushed with embarrassment.

Xu Ran guided Ning Rongrong through an embarrassing yoga pose before asking Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to practice as well. The chapter ended with all three girls in position while Xu Ran watched them.

• Ning Rongrong questioned whether Xu Ran was really teaching yoga, and he corrected her pose with his hands.
• Xu Ran told Ning Rongrong to hold her heel and press down after she assumed the pose.
• Xu Ran asked Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to try the same pose, and both gave him reproachful looks.
• Zhu Zhuqing began stretching on the grass, then Xiao Wu joined her and displayed exceptional flexibility.

Tang San went to the Sports Ground to check on Xiao Wu and found Xu Ran teaching her yoga in a suggestive pose. Seeing Xu Ran's hands beneath Xiao Wu's top, Tang San flew into a rage.

• Tang San pushed himself through an arduous training run and vowed to surpass Xu Ran with his cultivation and hidden weapons so he could win Xiao Wu back.
• Xu Ran learned from System Lady that Tang San was approaching the Sports Ground and decided to stage a display for him.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu felt the benefits of their yoga practice and continued training under Xu Ran's instruction.
• Xu Ran guided Xiao Wu into a deep backbend, supporting her waist and placing his other hand beneath her top.
• Tang San arrived, saw Xu Ran's hands on Xiao Wu, and exploded with rage.

Xu Ran and Xiao Wu deliberately kissed while training to provoke Tang San, who watched in jealous rage. Tang San finally confronted Xu Ran and vowed to protect Xiao Wu.

• Tang San saw Xu Ran touching Xiao Wu during training and grew furious, while Xiao Wu realized Xu Ran was trying to make Tang San jealous and decided to play along.
• Xu Ran helped Xiao Wu rise, but she slipped and pulled him down on top of her.
• Xu Ran and Xiao Wu kissed, knowingly putting on a display for Tang San.
• Tang San broke down as he watched them, comparing their intimacy with the distance he and Xiao Wu had always kept.
• Tang San rushed forward, shouted at Xu Ran to let Xiao Wu go, and vowed to protect her.

Tang San confronted Xiao Wu and tried to convince her to leave Xu Ran, but she rejected him and defended their relationship. Xu Ran beat Tang San and left him vowing revenge as he watched Xiao Wu depart with Xu Ran.

• Xu Ran pulled Xiao Wu up as Tang San arrived and accused him of treating her badly.
• Tang San asked Xiao Wu to return to him and called Xu Ran a demon, but Xiao Wu rejected him and kicked him.
• Xu Ran stopped Xiao Wu from attacking again, then confronted Tang San after Tang San warned him not to hurt her.
• Xu Ran tore apart Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and struck him repeatedly, overwhelming him in the fight.
• Tang San watched Xu Ran leave with Xiao Wu and vowed revenge, blaming Xu Ran for Xiao Wu's growing hostility toward him.

After humiliating Tang San, Xu Ran warned Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong about Tang San’s designs on Xiao Wu and revealed that Tang San had twin martial souls and a powerful father. The chapter ended with Xu Ran tending to Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Grass on his balcony, and privately imagining how Tang San would react when Ah Yin became his woman.

• Tang San vowed to grow strong enough to defeat Xu Ran and take Xiao Wu back, but he was hurt again when Xiao Wu fussed over Xu Ran’s bruised hand instead of his face.
• Xu Ran told Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong that Tang San coveted something Xiao Wu possessed, and Xiao Wu warned them that Tang San was a skilled actor.
• Xu Ran explained that Tang San had twin martial souls, including the Clear Sky Hammer, and was the son of Clear Sky Douluo; he reassured the girls that he could fight a Titled Douluo with his trump card.
• After Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong went to bathe, Xu Ran returned to his dormitory and nourished Ah Yin with Plant Essence Cultivation Liquid.
• Xu Ran stroked Ah Yin’s leaves and thought about how Tang San might feel if he learned that his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul came from Ah Yin, while Ah Yin sensed his touch and had witnessed his recent intimate encounters.

Xu Ran brought Ah Yin, now reduced to Blue Silver Grass, to Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing’s dorm room while planning to help her recover and use her against Tang Hao. Xiao Wu recognized the plant as the Blue Silver Emperor and realized that Sister Ah Yin was still alive.

• Xu Ran concluded that Ah Yin would need ten years to recover without a better cultivation solution and planned for her to expose Tang Hao once she revived.
• Xu Ran carried Ah Yin’s flowerpot to Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing’s dorm room while Zhu Zhuqing was bathing.
• Xu Ran flirted with Xiao Wu and began kissing her, but she stopped him when she heard the bathroom water quiet down.
• Xu Ran showed Xiao Wu the potted Blue Silver Grass, and she recognized it as the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Xu Ran told Xiao Wu that Ah Yin’s tenacious vitality meant she had not died.

Xu Ran introduced the rescued Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin, to Xiao Wu, who explained her history and her own identity as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast to Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing accepted Xiao Wu as her friend and family, and the chapter ended with Xu Ran pulling them both into his arms, claiming he would help them break down the barriers between them.

• Xu Ran told Xiao Wu that he had rescued Ah Yin after Tang Hao left her alone in a dark cave, and he promised to help Xiao Wu take revenge.
• Xiao Wu recognized Ah Yin and explained her story and her own soul-beast identity to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing was shocked to learn the truth but reassured Xiao Wu that she still considered her a best friend and family.
• Xu Ran wrapped his arms around Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as they protested, saying he would help them break down the barriers between them.

After leaving Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing’s dormitory, Xu Ran practiced swordsmanship beneath the night sky while Ning Rongrong watched and began to feel drawn to him. She saw in Xu Ran a sword genius reminiscent of her Sword Grandfather.

• Xu Ran left the dormitory after Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing drove him out.
• Xu Ran practiced basic swordsmanship with the God-Slaying Sword beneath the stars.
• Ning Rongrong arrived, troubled by her reaction to Xu Ran’s earlier touch, and watched him from beside a tree.
• Xu Ran’s sword strike carved a deep, long mark into a boulder, and Ning Rongrong wondered if he had created a soul skill.
• Ning Rongrong compared Xu Ran’s swordsmanship to her Sword Grandfather’s and felt her gaze soften toward him.

Ning Rongrong considered persuading Xu Ran to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then encountered him during a nighttime walk and mistook his teasing for a possible kiss. Xu Ran apologized for embarrassing her with a firefly trick, leaving Ning Rongrong gazing at him with softened eyes.

• Ning Rongrong realized Xu Ran's talent could help protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and considered inviting him to join.
• Xu Ran surprised Ning Rongrong during her nighttime walk and teased her while holding her between his arms.
• Ning Rongrong closed her eyes expecting Xu Ran to kiss her, but he only removed a dead leaf from her hair.
• Ning Rongrong cried and called Xu Ran a bastard, and Xu Ran apologized and offered to show her a magic trick.
• Xu Ran released hundreds of glowing fireflies from his hands, and Ning Rongrong watched them in wonder as they settled on her palm.

Xu Ran walked with Ning Rongrong and rejected her invitation to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect until she promised he could have anything he wanted. He asked for Ning Rongrong herself and kissed her neck and collarbone, leaving her dazed.

• Ning Rongrong followed Xu Ran outside and asked to watch him practice swordsmanship, but he said he did not want to be disturbed again.
• Ning Rongrong invited Xu Ran to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and promised him resources and freedom, but he initially refused.
• Ning Rongrong grabbed Xu Ran's hand and insisted he could name any condition for joining the sect.
• Xu Ran told Ning Rongrong that he wanted her and said he disliked her perfume.
• Xu Ran kissed Ning Rongrong's neck and collarbone, leaving her unable to react.

Xu Ran pressured Ning Rongrong to become his third girlfriend in exchange for joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Ning Rongrong accepted, though she said she was not ready for intimacy, and Xu Ran left her wondering how many other women he intended to pursue.

• Xu Ran kissed Ning Rongrong and she realized her buried feelings for him had resurfaced.
• Xu Ran offered to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect only if Ning Rongrong became his.
• Ning Rongrong resisted Xu Ran's demand, but agreed to be with him after he threatened to take her by force.
• Ning Rongrong said she was not ready for intimacy, and Xu Ran teased her about it.
• Ning Rongrong asked whether Xu Ran had other women, and he admitted that she, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu were his only girlfriends so far.

Xu Ran and Ning Rongrong discussed their relationship and plans to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Xu Ran said Shrek Academy would move to Heaven Dou City and merge with another academy. Ning Rongrong worried about Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu learning of their relationship, and Xu Ran promised to tell them the next day.

• Ning Rongrong asked when Xu Ran would return with her to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Xu Ran joked that they could go after she became pregnant.
• Ning Rongrong insisted they wait until they visited the sect, and Xu Ran said they could go after the academy moved to Heaven Dou City.
• Xu Ran explained that Shrek Academy would merge with another academy in Heaven Dou City rather than build a new campus.
• Ning Rongrong worried that Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu would discover her relationship with Xu Ran, and Xu Ran said he would tell them the next day.
• Ning Rongrong kissed Xu Ran goodnight and went into her dormitory, reflecting on how her life had changed since joining Shrek Academy.

Xu Ran sensed Tang Hao near Shrek Academy and lured him away from the school, where Tang Hao confronted him and demanded that he return Ah Yin. Tang Hao resolved to kill both Xu Ran and Ah Yin to protect his reputation and secure Tang San’s future.

• Xu Ran sensed Tang Hao approaching and left Shrek Academy to keep the confrontation away from the students and teachers.
• Tang Hao realized Xu Ran had lured Xiao Wu away from Tang San and blamed him for the loss of Tang San’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• After stopping some distance from the academy, Xu Ran faced Tang Hao, who revealed his nine Soul Rings and argued that Xu Ran could not use his full strength in human form.
• Xu Ran mocked Tang Hao as a defeated opponent, while Tang Hao demanded that he hand over Ah Yin in exchange for his life.
• Tang Hao decided that he had to kill Xu Ran and Ah Yin to prevent the truth about Ah Yin from ruining his reputation and to preserve Tang San’s future.

Xu Ran activated a Level 95 cultivation experience and confronted Tang Hao, whose confidence collapsed when Xu Ran unleashed a divine-level presence. Gu Yuena sensed Xu Ran’s power from beneath the Lake of Life and wondered about his connection to the Auspicious Beast.

• The System tasked Xu Ran with severing one of Tang Hao’s arms and reclaiming Ah Yin’s Soul Bone, while warning him to keep Tang Hao alive for future revenge.
• Xu Ran confirmed he would spare Tang Hao for now, intending to make him suffer before Ah Yin killed him.
• Tang Hao dismissed Xu Ran’s threat, unleashed his Soul Pressure, and planned to take Xu Ran’s Soul Bone for Tang San.
• Xu Ran released the presence of his God-Slaying Sword, overwhelming Tang Hao with power comparable to a First-Level God.
• Gu Yuena sensed Xu Ran’s divine presence from Silver Dragon Castle and wondered why the Auspicious Beast’s presence had emanated from him.

Gu Yuena sensed an unusual Auspicious Beast whose power of fortune might help her recover from the Five Supreme Gods’ divine power. She ordered Di Tian to find the human-looking beast and bring him to the Star Dou Great Forest, leaving Zi JI to carry out the search.

• Gu Yuena considered how an exceptionally powerful Auspicious Beast could speed her recovery from her injuries.
• Gu Yuena summoned Di Tian and told him another Auspicious Beast had appeared on the continent.
• Gu Yuena showed Di Tian the beast’s appearance and location, explaining that he might help her as well as the Soul Beasts.
• Di Tian suggested sending Zi JI, and Gu Yuena approved and ordered him not to return until the Auspicious Beast arrived in Star Dou.
• Di Tian left Silver Dragon Castle to send Zi JI after the Auspicious Beast.