Recaps

The Blue Star Genius Battle rewards were announced, with increasingly valuable cultivation resources for higher ranks and individualized prizes for the top 100. Several SS-rank contestants prepared for the competition, including Ito Bridge, Lin Sheng, Lucas, and last year’s runner-up Nikos.

• The Blue Star Genius Battle announced its reward tiers, offering tailored prizes to the top 100 contestants.
• Ito Bridge, whose SS-rank Eight-headed Serpent ability was kept secret by Sakura Country, vowed to lead his nation back to its peak.
• Lin Sheng reviewed Lu Yuan’s achievements and thought Lu Yuan would become champion at 22, after Lin Sheng had stopped competing.
• Lucas, a Third Order Middle Rank ability user with the same SS-rank Ice Seal Throne ability as Lu Yuan, wondered how Lu Yuan had advanced so quickly.
• Nikos, a Fifth Order Middle Rank fire ability user and last year’s runner-up, set his sights on this year’s competition.

With the Blue Star Genius Battle only days away, Lu Yuan spent his Evolution Points mastering the Mage's Basic Compendium and strengthening Little Ice. He then tested his newly learned Third Ring Spells in the Virtual Space, where his Ice Dragon's Roar struck with far greater force than before.

• Lu Yuan spent 200,000 Evolution Points raising his Mage's Basic Compendium comprehension to 100%, allowing him to cast Third Ring Spells.
• Lu Yuan used his remaining 840,000 Evolution Points to raise Little Ice from West Tier Lower Rank to Fifth Order Lower Rank.
• Lu Yuan entered the Virtual Space and created a target post to test the strength of mage spells.
• Lu Yuan cast Ice Dragon's Roar through three magic circles, summoning an ice dragon twice as large as before.
• The ice dragon slammed into the target post and erupted in a thunderous blast that filled the area with icy mist.

Lu Yuan entered Division 33 of the Blue Star Genius Battle Preliminary Round and used Detective Skill to hunt vicious beasts as the Underground World competition began. He headed toward the center, steadily increasing his points through the first five days.

• Lu Yuan spent the days before the battle training at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall and made no special preparations for the hunt.
• At 9:00 a.m., Lu Yuan and the other contestants entered the virtual Underground World for the Preliminary Round.
• Lu Yuan used Detective Skill to locate beasts within 50,000 meters and ran toward the Underground World's center, where stronger beasts were likely to be found.
• Lu Yuan killed vicious beasts and ability users along the way, often using Ice Blade to defeat weaker beasts in one strike.
• Lu Yuan's points rose from 10,400 on Day One to 263,800 on Day Five.

The contestants saw a full map and rankings that revealed the first-place contestant had 2.86 million points, far beyond anyone else. Li Kai realized he had no realistic chance of overtaking Lu Yuan, and contestants instead looked for opponents with slightly more points than themselves.

• The map displayed the top 100 contestants and their points, with the first-place contestant holding 2.86 million.
• Contestants wondered who could have amassed so many points by killing high-level beasts without resting.
• Li Kai, ranked second in Region 33, saw the first-place contestant's score and abandoned his hopes of earning his university's reward.
• Li Kai calculated that even claiming 25% of the first-place contestant's points twice would not let him take first place.
• The contestants chose to fight opponents with points close to but slightly above their own.

The top 100 fighters in Competition Zone 33 banded together to seek out the fighter with 2.86 million points, only to discover that he was Lu Yuan. When most of them tried to flee, Lu Yuan activated Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array and addressed them as his guests.

• After chaotic battles left only 100 fighters, a bespectacled boy persuaded a group to head for the top-ranked fighter, and Li Kai joined them.
• Lu Yuan noticed the group approaching and welcomed the chance to fight them together.
• The group found Lu Yuan beneath a towering tree and recognized him as the Great Xia Kingdom fighter who had impressed everyone at the National Supernatural University Competition.
• Most fighters immediately scattered and fled, prompting Lu Yuan to activate Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array.

After Lu Yuan wiped out the top 100 contestants in his division and secured first place in the Preliminary Round, he prepared for the King's Tournament while struggling to learn his SS+ rank Spirit Refining Technique. The Qualifying Round began three days later, and his first opponents surrendered as soon as they saw him.

• Lu Yuan killed the other 99 ability users in his division, raising his score to 11,940,000 and securing first place.
• Lu Yuan told Xia Qingyin he had scored over ten million, reassured her about her seventeenth-place finish, and went to her dorm after she asked him to comfort her.
• Lu Yuan tried to study the second page of Observation of Hidden Moon Starry Sky Scripture at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall but could not grasp its visualization.
• The King's Tournament began three days later, with Lu Yuan scheduled to face four contestants in the Qualifying Round.
• Lu Yuan's opponents immediately surrendered when they saw him, letting him leave virtual reality in under half a minute.

Lu Yuan began the King's Tournament by choosing the Attack Tower and quickly cleared its first two floors with his Ice Blade skill. After using Evolution Points to raise Ice Blade to Perfected Level, he headed up to the third floor.

• Lu Yuan chose the Attack Tower and began his climb after the one-minute preparation period.
• Lu Yuan killed all 20 Third Order Lower Rank vicious beasts on the first floor with Ice Blade.
• Lu Yuan used Evolution Points gained through Little Ice to raise Ice Blade from Master Level to Perfected Level proficiency.
• Lu Yuan cleared the second floor's vicious beasts in less than half a minute and climbed to the third floor.

Lu Yuan conquered the Attack Tower and advanced to the Blue Star Genius Battle finals. With seven days to prepare, he left virtual reality to study the Observation of Hidden Moon Starry Sky Scripture.

• Lu Yuan used Ice Dragon's Roar to defeat the two fifth-order middle-rank vipers on the ninth floor.
• Lu Yuan climbed to the tenth floor and defeated two fifth-order upper-rank vicious beasts with another Ice Dragon's Roar.
• Lu Yuan received prompts confirming that he had conquered the Attack Tower and advanced to the finals.
• Lu Yuan exited virtual reality and turned to studying the Observation of Hidden Moon Starry Sky Scripture during his seven days of preparation.

Lu Yuan mastered the Observation of Hidden Moon Starry Sky Scripture after seven days of meditation, raising his Spiritual Power to 11,000 Hz. He planned to tell Ye Qingyue the news, while Xia Qingyin prepared a feast for him at the school supermarket.

• Lu Yuan entered the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall’s S-rank training room and spent seven days studying the Observation of Hidden Moon Starry Sky Scripture.
• Lu Yuan visualized the hidden moon and starry sky, understood the technique, and mastered its first level.
• Lu Yuan checked his status panel and found that his Spiritual Power had risen from 7,000 Hz to 11,000 Hz, though he could not use his Evolution Points to level up the technique.
• Lu Yuan decided to share his success with Ye Qingyue.
• Xia Qingyin bought ingredients at the school supermarket to prepare a feast for Lu Yuan after his seven days in the training room.

Lu Yuan showed Ye Qingyue that he had mastered Spiritual Power in less than a month, and she encouraged him ahead of the Blue Star Genius Battle finals. After reviewing the finals format and his strongest rivals, Lu Yuan received Xia Qingyin’s invitation to come home for a meal.

• Lu Yuan let Ye Qingyue examine his Spiritual Power, and she confirmed it had reached 11,000 hertz.
• Ye Qingyue praised Lu Yuan’s talent, promised him her gift regardless of his result, and named Ito Bridge, Lin Sheng, and Nikos as the other top SS-rank contestants.
• Lu Yuan declared that he had never had an opponent, and Ye Qingyue told him she believed in him.
• Lu Yuan checked the finals schedule, which outlined the Round of 16, Quarter-finals, semifinals, and grand final, and noted that Companion Beasts were banned only in the final.
• Lu Yuan left the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall and answered Xia Qingyin’s call inviting him home to eat.

Lu Yuan entered the virtual arena for the 2052 Blue Star Genius Battle and learned that the organizers were spotlighting the four seed players, all SS-rank ability users. The introduction revealed his rapid rise to Fifth Order Lower Rank, stunning spectators who remembered his cultivation a month earlier.

• Lu Yuan activated the virtual reality device and appeared among the top 100 contestants, where he spotted seed players Ito Bridge, Lin Sheng, and Nikos.
• The virtual system welcomed the contestants and spectators to the 2052 Blue Star Genius Battle before announcing a special introduction of the seed players.
• The system introduced Nikos, who had awakened the SS-rank ability Blazing Divine Fire and reached Fifth Order Middle Rank, followed by Lin Sheng and Ito Bridge.
• The system introduced Lu Yuan as the wielder of the SS-rank ability Ice Seal Throne at Fifth Order Lower Rank.
• Spectators from the Great Xia Kingdom were shocked that Lu Yuan had advanced from Fourth Order Middle Rank in just one month.

Lu Yuan learned he had been paired with Galal in the Round of 16 and stayed to watch the matches. As Match 9 began, seeded competitor Ito Bridge summoned the Eight-headed Serpent and let it possess him.

• The organizers announced that Lu Yuan had reached Fifth Order Lower Rank, making Lin Sheng, Ito Bridge, and Nikos wary of his potential.
• The tournament began random Round of 16 pairings, and Lu Yuan drew Galal, a Tian Zhu Country competitor known for his metal ability and twin blades.
• Lu Yuan welcomed the matchup and decided to watch the other competitors before his own fight.
• The first eight matches took place, with a martial-combat-type ability user winning the opening duel against a fire-type ability user.
• Ito Bridge entered Match 9 and summoned the Eight-headed Serpent, which possessed him and greatly increased his combat ability.

Lu Yuan faced Galal in the round of 16 and chose to fight him at close range with the Star Shattering Spear. Galal gained a slight edge, but Ituka recognized that Lu Yuan’s defense was building momentum and that Galal had grown careless.

• Jiang Xuanran defeated her water-type opponent with thunderous attacks, and Lin Sheng won Match 17 using Explosive Tornado and Extreme Wind Blade.
• Nikos won Match 19 with Fireball Bombardment, and the earlier matches ended quickly.
• Lu Yuan entered Match 22 to loud cheers and met Galal on rugged, mountainous terrain.
• Lu Yuan and Galal clashed with Frost Spear Continuous Attack and Void Shattering Saber Technique, and Galal gained a slight advantage after more than a dozen exchanges.
• Spectators questioned Lu Yuan’s decision to fight at close range, while Ituka judged that Lu Yuan was building momentum and Galal had become careless.

After Lu Yuan’s victory over Galal drew widespread attention, online commentators questioned his chances of winning the Blue Star Genius Battle, but he stayed focused on training. The quarter-finals began with more than three billion spectators, and Lu Yuan learned his opponents for the four matches ahead.

• Videos of Lu Yuan defeating Galal went viral, while online analysts favored Nikos and claimed Lu Yuan had the weakest championship odds.
• Lu Yuan dismissed the criticism, thanked Jiang Xuanran for her encouragement, and continued training at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall.
• The round of 16 concluded the following day without Lu Yuan watching, and the audience fell to one billion after the seeded contestants had all competed.
• After a day of training, Lu Yuan entered virtual reality for the quarter-finals, where the random draw matched him against Maclin, Zhang Yang, Pierre, and Artyom across four days.

Lu Yuan faced four opponents in the Blue Star Genius Battle quarter-finals and won his first three matches with ease. The chapter ended as he watched Artyom transform into a Berserk Demon Bear before their match.

• Lu Yuan defeated Maclin, fighting with his eyes closed against the light-type ability user's attacks.
• Lu Yuan overwhelmed Zhang Yang's Flame Barrier with the Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array and eliminated him.
• Lu Yuan defeated Pierre, whose water-type ability and elegant swordsmanship could not match him.
• Artyom unleashed his Berserk Demon Bear ability and transformed as Lu Yuan calmly faced him.

The chapter covered the fallout from the quarter-finals, Lu Yuan’s continued training, and the start of the semifinals. The semifinal matchups were revealed, leaving Lu Yuan set to face Ito Bridge.

• Ito Bridge, Lin Sheng, Nikos, and Lu Yuan advanced to the semifinals after tying for first place in the quarter-finals.
• The National Network Security Bureau tracked down people posting smears about Lu Yuan, and police arrested a gaming streamer who had uploaded a paid smear video.
• Lu Yuan trained at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall, tempering his flesh and blood with Ice Elemental Energy as part of the eighth level of the Body Tempering Art.
• Lu Yuan entered the virtual world for the semifinals, watched by nearly four billion spectators.
• The semifinal matchups were announced: Lu Yuan faced Ito Bridge, while Lin Sheng faced Nikos.

Lu Yuan and Ito Bridge began the semifinals on a muddy arena, with both fighters unleashing their powers. Ito Bridge exhausted himself launching an enhanced eight-headed serpent attack, while Lu Yuan remained seated on his Ice Seal Throne as the attack approached.

• Lu Yuan and Ito Bridge appeared at opposite ends of the arena and rushed toward each other after the match began.
• Ito Bridge transformed and summoned his eight-headed serpent, while Lu Yuan manifested his Ice Seal Throne and Ice Snow Crown.
• Ito Bridge sent four enhanced serpent heads to attack at close range while the other four sprayed corrosive poison from afar.
• Ito Bridge used so much Primal Energy that he collapsed, believing the match was won.
• Lu Yuan stayed motionless on his Ice Seal Throne as the attack closed in, surprising Ito Bridge and the spectators.

Lu Yuan defeated Ito Bridge in the first half of the semifinals by unleashing a Supreme-grade Ice Dragon's Roar. After Ito Bridge admitted defeat and asked Lu Yuan to win the championship, Lu Yuan struck him down, and attention turned to the upcoming match between Lin Sheng and Nikos.

• Lu Yuan summoned a massive ice dragon, and Ye Qingyue realized he had mastered Ice Dragon's Roar to Supreme-grade proficiency.
• Ito Bridge tried to withstand the attack, but the ice dragon blasted apart six of his seven serpent bodies.
• Ito Bridge conceded, and Lu Yuan thrust the Star Shattering Spear through his chest.
• The arena announced Lu Yuan's semifinal victory, and the spectators cheered for him.
• During the break, spectators discussed whether Lin Sheng or Nikos was stronger.

Lin Sheng and Nikos began the second half of their semifinal, where Nikos revealed powerful fire magic and an SS-rank flame skill that turned Lin Sheng’s wind attacks against him. Nikos pressed his advantage with a gemstone-enhanced warhammer and launched a relentless melee assault on Lin Sheng.

• Lin Sheng opened the match with Extreme Wind Blade, but Nikos raised a wall of fire that melted the blades.
• Nikos conjured fireballs with Fireball Bombardment, and Lin Sheng dodged one before countering with Explosive Tornado.
• Nikos leapt into the tornado and used the SS-rank Soaring Red Flame to turn it into a crimson fire-wrapped windstorm.
• Nikos summoned his long-handled warhammer and struck with Fire Meteor Impact, forcing Lin Sheng to use Wind's Protection.
• Nikos hurled the warhammer through Lin Sheng’s wind defenses, scorching his hand, then retrieved it and attacked with a barrage of blows.

After Nikos defeated Lin Sheng, Lu Yuan prepared to face him in the Blue Star Genius Battle finals, while privately suspecting Nikos had hidden strength. The final began in a primeval forest arena, and Lu Yuan and Nikos moved quickly as their supporters watched.

• Lu Yuan reassured Xia Qingyin and agreed to attend her birthday banquet, understanding that he would meet her family.
• Lu Yuan slept soundly before the finals while many fans stayed awake in anticipation.
• Nearly two hundred million spectators entered the virtual reality arena as Lu Yuan and Nikos appeared for the finals.
• The host announced the start of the match, and the arena generated a primeval forest.
• Lu Yuan and Nikos moved quickly through the grass, and Lu Yuan chose not to maintain Detective Skill with a large amount of Spiritual Power.

Lu Yuan faced Nikos in a close-quarters battle, then countered Nikos's fire phoenix with his Myriad Flower Ice Mirror. As Nikos pressed his elemental advantage, Lu Yuan hinted that the fight was not yet decided.

• Lu Yuan grew frustrated when Nikos repeatedly broke off their exchanges to prevent his spear attacks from building strength, so Lu Yuan used Ice Dragon's Roar.
• Nikos summoned Extreme Flame True Phoenix, which overcame Lu Yuan's ice dragon and flew toward him.
• Lu Yuan blocked the phoenix with Myriad Flower Ice Mirror while the spectators and Ye Qingyue watched anxiously.
• Nikos summoned another fire phoenix and attacked the damaged mirror, but Lu Yuan asked whether Nikos truly thought he had already won.

Lu Yuan defeated Nikos with a Third Ring Spell and won the Blue Star Genius Battle finals. After the closing ceremony, he returned to find students celebrating him outside his dormitory.

• Lu Yuan summoned an ice dragon with a Third Ring Spell, stunning the spectators and alarming Nikos.
• Lu Yuan's ice dragon collided with Nikos's fire phoenix, and Lu Yuan blocked the resulting ice shards with an Ice Seal Shield.
• Nikos's body shattered into virtual particles, and the mechanical announcement declared Lu Yuan the winner of the finals.
• Lu Yuan and Nikos shook hands and promised to meet again, while Nikos's teacher delivered the closing remarks.
• Lu Yuan returned to the real world and found students outside his dormitory celebrating his victory.

Ye Qingyue met Lu Yuan in the Virtual Space to give him the Ice Guard Necklace and the Magic Puppet, rewards for his progress and his Blue Star Genius Battle championship. She explained the Magic Puppet’s limits and began demonstrating multiple spellcasting.

• Ye Qingyue teased Lu Yuan for hiding that he had mastered a Third Ring Spell, then forgave him because he had won the Blue Star Genius Battle.
• Ye Qingyue showed Lu Yuan the Ice Guard Necklace, which could create a powerful ice shield once a week, and Lu Yuan gratefully accepted the gift.
• Ye Qingyue explained that the championship reward, the Magic Puppet, let a mage cast multiple spells at once but could only safely handle spells up to the Fourth Ring.
• Ye Qingyue said Lu Yuan would master multiple spellcasting by the time he could cast Fifth Ring Spells, then demonstrated it with Mystic Ice Strangling Array.

Ye Qingyue explained how seventh-rank Grandmasters formed the Power of Destruction and gained longer lifespans, while Lu Yuan wondered what color his would be since he cultivated both magic and martial arts. The next day, Lu Yuan reunited with Xia Qingyin and went to register for early graduation from Shencheng Supernatural University.

• Ye Qingyue explained that Spiritual Power and vital energy fused at the seventh rank to form the Power of Destruction, which could strengthen attacks or protect the body and extend lifespan.
• Lu Yuan asked Ye Qingyue what color his Power of Destruction would be, but she had never encountered anyone who cultivated both paths.
• Lu Yuan arranged to collect the Ice Guard Necklace and Magic Puppet from Ye Qingyue when he returned to school.
• Lu Yuan met Xia Qingyin outside her dormitory, embraced her, and walked with her through campus as students greeted him.
• Song Liyuan told Lu Yuan to visit her office to register for graduation paperwork, and Lu Yuan reflected that he was ready to graduate early.

Xia Qingyin invited Jiang Xuanran to shop with her and Lu Yuan, and the two women quickly became close. After Xia Qingyin explained that Lu Yuan would soon leave for Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy, she said she wanted Jiang Xuanran to keep him company.

• Xia Qingyin invited Jiang Xuanran to help her choose clothes, and Jiang Xuanran agreed to join her and Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan went shopping with Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran to buy clothes for Xia Qingyin’s upcoming birthday party and a suit for himself.
• After they returned to school, Xia Qingyin told Wang Youzhu that she trusted Lu Yuan and did not mind his feelings for Jiang Xuanran.
• Xia Qingyin told Wang Youzhu that she wanted someone to accompany Lu Yuan when he left for Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy, since she could not go with him.