Chapter Summaries

Xu Ran unleashed a terrifying power that shook Shrek Academy and Suotuo City, while his friends feared he had been gravely hurt fighting Tang Hao. Tang San gloated at the apparent danger, and Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong blamed him and threatened retaliation if Xu Ran was harmed.

• Xu Ran’s restrained godlike presence awakened Suotuo City and shocked the teachers and students of Shrek Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong searched for Xu Ran and feared the distant power clash had left him in danger.
• Tang San celebrated the possibility that Xu Ran had been defeated, while Yu Xiaogang privately welcomed the prospect.
• Xiao Wu kicked Tang San and threatened to kill him if anything happened to Xu Ran.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong warned Tang San that their families and sect would treat him as an enemy if Xu Ran was harmed.

Yu Xiaogang sought to move to Blue Tyrant Academy with Tang San while Flender secretly planned to expose his scheme to Liu Erlong. Xu Ran overwhelmed Tang Hao, threatened his family and sect, and left him kneeling and begging for mercy.

• Tang San fell silent under the hostile looks from the girls and Shrek's teachers and students, while Yu Xiaogang asked Flender when they would go to Liu Erlong's Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Flender said he would speak with Liu Erlong soon and privately regarded Yu Xiaogang with contempt, knowing Xu Ran had exposed his scheme.
• Xu Ran crushed Tang Hao with his overwhelming presence, then released the pressure and asked whether he could revive Ah Yin and what he might do to her.
• Tang Hao attacked Xu Ran with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Xu Ran's Sword Light sent him flying and severely damaged his Martial Soul.
• Xu Ran threatened Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect, then slapped Tang Hao when he begged him to stop.
• Tang Hao's resolve broke, and he knelt before Xu Ran, begging him to spare Ah Yin, Tang San, the Clear Sky Sect, and himself.

Xu Ran forced Tang Hao to kowtow in exchange for sparing Tang San, then took Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and crippled Tang Hao. He left Tang Hao alive and headed for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to claim its immortal herbs.

• Xu Ran rejected Tang Hao’s pleas for mercy and offered to spare Tang San if Tang Hao kowtowed three times.
• Tang Hao accepted the condition and kowtowed to Xu Ran, who promised not to harm Tang San unless Tang San provoked him.
• Xu Ran demanded Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and Tang Hao handed it over.
• Xu Ran severed Tang Hao’s right leg and cut the tendons in his other leg and hand, leaving him crippled.
• Xu Ran turned toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, intending to take its immortal herbs.

Xu Ran crippled Tang Hao, took his Storage Soul Tool and headed for Sunset Forest to identify the Immortal Herbs. As he left a message for Zhu Zhuqing and the others, they hurried to the battlefield, where they found devastation and blood but neither Xu Ran nor Tang Hao.

• Xu Ran knocked Tang Hao unconscious, crippled him, and took his Storage Soul Tool, which contained a roughly forty-thousand-year-old left arm bone.
• Xu Ran asked the system girl how long it would take to reach Sunset Forest and learned the trip would take three or four hours.
• Xu Ran carved a message into a hill for Zhu Zhuqing and the others, then flew away carrying Tang Hao's body.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu decided to search for Xu Ran, while Flender and the Shrek Academy group followed.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang secretly hoped Xu Ran was dead, but the group found only a ruined battlefield, deep sword scars, and a pool of blood.

After Xu Ran vanished, his message carved into a boulder reassured the others but caused Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul and cultivation to collapse to rank ten. Meanwhile, Xu Ran headed for Sunset Forest to find Dugu Bo’s medicinal garden and meet Dugu Yan.

• Tang San tried to comfort Xiao Wu about Xu Ran, but Xiao Wu kicked him away and blamed him for putting Xu Ran in danger.
• Oscar spotted Xu Ran’s message carved across a massive boulder, and the others relaxed before entering a state of cultivation enlightenment.
• Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul shattered as he read the characters, reducing his cultivation to rank ten, and he swore revenge on Xu Ran.
• Tang San sympathized with Yu Xiaogang and felt relieved that his teacher had warned him not to read the inscription.
• Xu Ran traveled toward Sunset Forest, hoping to meet Dugu Yan and considering recruiting her and Ye Lingling.

Xu Ran plundered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s Immortal Herbs and began absorbing its power. Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan arrived at the medicinal garden and found that nearly every valuable herb had been stolen.

• Xu Ran collected the rare medicinal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and planned to reserve the best ones for Zhu Zhuqing and the other girls.
• Xu Ran entered the well to absorb its power and seal it within his body for future cultivation.
• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to his medicinal garden, worrying about the poison affecting their family and her future.
• Dugu Bo sensed that someone had entered the garden and hurried down with Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan found the garden stripped of nearly all its valuable medicinal herbs and stood dumbfounded.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan discovered Xu Ran absorbing the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s energy after he had stripped Dugu Bo’s herb garden. Dugu Bo confronted Xu Ran and summoned his nine Soul Rings, leaving the two poised to clash.

• Dugu Bo roared when he found his treasured herb garden plundered, while Dugu Yan wondered how anyone could have taken its dangerous herbs.
• Dugu Yan spotted Xu Ran cultivating inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, whose extreme heat and cold even Dugu Bo feared.
• Xu Ran’s clothes had been shredded as he absorbed the well’s energy, and Dugu Yan blushed and turned away after seeing him.
• Xu Ran monitored Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan with his Spiritual Power and decided Dugu Yan was attractive and would not let her slip away.
• Dugu Bo saw Xu Ran in the well, accused him of stealing the herbs, and summoned his nine Soul Rings to demand a price.

Dugu Bo attacked Xu Ran after finding him in the ruined Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Xu Ran revealed overwhelming strength and forced Dugu Bo to beg for mercy. Xu Ran then approached Dugu Yan and slapped her buttocks.

• Dugu Bo sent a venomous Soul Power attack toward Xu Ran, but it vanished before reaching him.
• Dugu Bo realized Xu Ran was a peerless powerhouse and told Dugu Yan to run, but she refused to leave him.
• Xu Ran rose from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, released his Martial Soul, and overwhelmed Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan with his presence.
• Dugu Bo apologized and begged Xu Ran to spare them, while Dugu Yan trembled under Xu Ran's pressure.
• Xu Ran walked up to Dugu Yan and slapped her buttocks, remarking that they felt springy.

Dugu Bo realized Xu Ran could see the poison afflicting him and Dugu Yan, so he and his granddaughter begged Xu Ran for help. Dugu Yan learned she had only two or three years to live and pleaded with Xu Ran to save her grandfather, leaving their fate in his hands.

• Xu Ran’s touch embarrassed Dugu Yan while Dugu Bo recognized that Xu Ran knew about their poison.
• Dugu Bo knelt before Xu Ran and offered to serve him if he would save their lives.
• Dugu Bo urged Dugu Yan to kneel and show respect to Xu Ran, and she reluctantly obeyed.
• Dugu Bo revealed that the poison had killed Dugu Yan’s father and would likely kill her within two or three years.
• Dugu Yan clung to Xu Ran’s leg and begged him to save Dugu Bo, offering to become his servant.

Xu Ran refused Dugu Yan’s offer to become his maid and agreed to treat her and Dugu Bo in exchange for the medicinal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He explained how to contain their poison and began forcing Dugu Bo’s venom into his Skull Bone, leaving Dugu Bo awed by his strength.

• Dugu Yan knelt and pleaded with Xu Ran, while the System Lady warned him not to accept her offer.
• Xu Ran told Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo that he would cure their poison in exchange for the herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Xu Ran explained that Dugu Bo’s poison had merged with his body and could be contained in his Soul Bone.
• Dugu Bo surrendered control of his body, and Xu Ran forced the Jade Phosphorus Snake venom toward his Skull Bone.
• Dugu Bo realized Xu Ran had accomplished this through overwhelming strength and felt relieved that he had not truly offended him.

Xu Ran removed most of Dugu Bo’s poison and left after Dugu Yan learned his name, while Dugu Bo recognized him as the Heaven’s Mandate Marquis. As Xu Ran prepared for the Experience Card’s backlash, the System assigned him a mission at Skywater Academy.

• Xu Ran forced most of Dugu Bo’s poison into his Skull Bone, and Dugu Bo knelt to thank him and pledged his respect.
• Xu Ran told Dugu Bo to prepare a fresh Soul Bone so he could remove Dugu Yan’s poison on a later visit, then said he had to leave.
• Xu Ran teased Dugu Yan before departing, and she called after him to learn his name.
• Dugu Bo recognized Xu Ran as the Heaven’s Mandate Marquis, and Dugu Yan asked her grandfather what that title meant.
• The System Lady warned Xu Ran that his Experience Card would expire soon and cause weakness, then issued a mission to win Shui Bing’er’s heart and become Skywater Academy’s first male teacher.

Xu Ran spotted Skywater Academy’s team and unleashed a terrifying display of sword energy to draw their attention while planning to enter the academy. The Skywater girls and their headmistress feared that the unseen expert was far stronger than any Titled Douluo they had encountered.

• Xu Ran recognized Skywater Academy and identified headmistress Shui Miao, captain Shui Bing'er, vice-captain Xue Wu, Shui Yue'er, and the other team members.
• Xu Ran decided to sneak into Skywater Academy during his period of weakness so he could pursue his mission there.
• Xu Ran poured his Soul Power into the God-Slaying Sword, creating a black pillar of Sword Qi and dramatic disturbances in the sky.
• Shui Miao warned the girls not to disturb the expert, and Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu asked how powerful he was.
• Shui Miao said the presence surpassed every Titled Douluo she had seen, frightening the Skywater girls while Shui Yue'er gazed at the heavens with admiration.

After Shui Yue'er approached Xu Ran, Shui Bing'er and Shui Miao led the Skywater Academy girls to find her. They discovered Xu Ran unconscious beside the enormous ravine his sword had carved, and Shui Miao ordered that he be taken to the academy to recover.

• Shui Bing'er rushed after Shui Yue'er when she saw her sister heading toward Xu Ran.
• Shui Miao led the rest of the Skywater Academy group after them, deciding they could not leave the sisters alone.
• The girls found a ravine nearly a thousand meters long and realized Xu Ran's single sword strike had created it.
• They discovered Xu Ran lying unconscious at the ravine's end, and the girls were astonished by his youthful appearance.
• Shui Miao ordered the group to take Xu Ran back to the academy to recuperate.

Xu Ran remained unconscious after using the Experience Card, while the Skywater Team cared for him at Skywater Academy. Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er both developed feelings for him, and the chapter left Shui Yue'er determined to pursue him despite uncertainty about his age.

• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er tried to carry the unconscious Xu Ran, but Xue Wu ultimately carried him to safety.
• Xu Ran remained unconscious for three days as the Skywater Team kept his encounter secret and took turns caring for him.
• Shui Bing'er wondered whether Xu Ran was truly an ancient senior and recalled that feeding him had cost her first kiss.
• Shui Yue'er brought medicinal porridge and urged Shui Bing'er to stop being embarrassed, saying they could both marry Xu Ran.
• Shui Yue'er embraced her feelings for Xu Ran and began looking for ways to make their relationship official.

Shui Bing'er secretly kiss-fed the unconscious Xu Ran while worrying about Shui Yue'er’s increasingly bold behavior. Xu Ran woke during the feeding but pretended to remain asleep until he opened his eyes and startled Shui Bing'er into spilling the porridge over him.

• After Shui Yue'er left, Shui Bing'er reflected on her feelings for Xu Ran and worried that Shui Yue'er’s behavior would cause trouble.
• Shui Bing'er fed Xu Ran medicinal porridge by passing it from her mouth to his in a kiss.
• Xu Ran regained consciousness, sensed Shui Bing'er feeding him, and chose to stay still while enjoying the moment.
• Xu Ran opened his eyes as Shui Bing'er leaned in to feed him, startling her into shrieking and spilling porridge over him.

Xu Ran woke after several days unconscious and wondered what Shui Yue'er had done to him, while Shui Bing'er apologized for accidentally splashing medicinal porridge on him. After Xu Ran asked for a bath, Shui Bing'er went to tell Dean Shui Miao that he had awakened.

• Xu Ran asked System Lady what Shui Yue'er had done while he was unconscious, but she denied knowing and turned away in embarrassment.
• Shui Bing'er knelt to apologize for feeding Xu Ran mouth-to-mouth and splashing medicinal porridge on him.
• Xu Ran told Shui Bing'er to call him by name, then asked her to prepare hot water so he could bathe.
• Shui Bing'er prepared the bath and went to the Dean's Office to tell her aunt, Shui Miao, that Xu Ran had awakened.

Shui Bing'er told Shui Miao that Xu Ran had awakened, and they discussed his mysterious age and the feelings he had stirred in Shui Bing'er and Yue'er. Shui Miao went to visit him and told Shui Bing'er to ensure the Skywater Team visited together rather than disturbing him one by one.

• Shui Bing'er told Shui Miao that Xu Ran had woken up and described him as gentle and kind.
• Shui Bing'er wondered whether Xu Ran was truly an old monster, and Shui Miao teased her about having feelings for him.
• Shui Miao said Xu Ran's strength suggested he was very old, though his young bone age left his true age uncertain.
• Shui Bing'er said Yue'er genuinely liked Xu Ran and worried that her sister might offend him.
• Shui Miao decided to visit Xu Ran and instructed Shui Bing'er to have the Skywater Team visit him together.
• Shui Bing'er left Shui Miao's office and headed to the Skywater Team's training room.

Xu Ran accepted Shui Miao’s request to become a guest elder of the Shui Family and a specially invited teacher at Skywater Academy, but made clear that his help would come at a price. The chapter ended with him pulling Shui Miao onto the table.

• Shui Miao visited Xu Ran to ask him to lend his name and support to the Shui Family and Skywater Academy.
• Xu Ran thanked Shui Miao for taking him in and promised to remember the favor.
• Shui Miao explained that she was a Soul Emperor and described her responsibilities to the academy and her family.
• Xu Ran agreed to Shui Miao’s request and said there was no free lunch in the world.
• Xu Ran pulled Shui Miao by the waist and laid her back on the table.

Xu Ran accepted positions as a Shui Family Elder and Skywater Academy’s Specially Invited Teacher after briefly making Shui Miao uncomfortable. Shui Miao gave him the tokens for both roles, leaving him with a way to spend more time around her and the academy.

• Xu Ran pressed Shui Miao against a table, then released her and apologized after she resisted his advances.
• Shui Miao worried that refusing Xu Ran might offend him, but he agreed to her request to join the Shui Family and Skywater Academy.
• Xu Ran explained that Shui Miao did not meet his system’s criteria for a goddess-level rating, while Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu had the potential to become Titled Douluos.
• Shui Miao gave Xu Ran the Shui Family Elder Token and Skywater Academy’s Gold Badge teacher token, and he put both into his Storage Soul Tool.

While the seven girls waited anxiously outside, Xu Ran came out with Shui Miao and agreed to stay at Skywater Academy to recover and guide the Skywater Team. He warned that he would leave once his body recovered.

• Shui Yue'er nervously asked Shui Bing'er what Xu Ran was like, while Shui Bing'er cautioned her not to provoke him.
• Xu Ran and Shui Miao came out of the room, and the seven girls bowed to them.
• Xu Ran told the girls that he had not fully recovered from trouble during cultivation.
• Shui Yue'er asked Xu Ran to stay at the academy, and he agreed to recuperate and guide their cultivation.
• Shui Miao asked Xu Ran to become the Skywater Team's training instructor, and he agreed while saying he would leave after recovering.