Recaps

Lu Yuan collected Little Ice from Jingnan City No. 2 Ability Base and returned to Shencheng Supernatural University. There, Xia Qingyin brought Jiang Xuanran to meet him so Jiang could give him a handmade thank-you gift.

• Lu Yuan discovered that his Evolution Points had reached 600,000 and traveled to Jingnan City No. 2 Ability Base to retrieve Little Ice.
• Little Ice waited eagerly for Lu Yuan while unaffiliated ability users kept their distance, fearing the powerful Companion Beast.
• Lu Yuan recognized Little Ice, placed it in a Containment Ball, and took the high-speed train back to Shencheng Supernatural University.
• In Xia Qingyin's dormitory, Jiang Xuanran asked Xia to deliver a handmade plush teddy bear to Lu Yuan as a thank-you gift.
• Xia Qingyin led Jiang Xuanran and Wang Youzhu to meet Lu Yuan, and Xia told him that Jiang had something to give him.

Ye Qingyue went to Shencheng Supernatural University to give Lu Yuan the Mage's Advanced Compendium and other gifts, hoping he could qualify for a scarce S-rank privilege at the upcoming whole-school student competition. She arrived to find him taking pictures with Xia Qingyin and surprised him by appearing behind them.

• Ye Qingyue decided to bring Lu Yuan the Mage's Advanced Compendium early so he could learn its faster spell-array techniques before the school competition.
• Ye Qingyue hoped Lu Yuan would earn one of the school's ten S-rank privilege spots, while noting he lacked the Spiritual Power to learn Fourth or Fifth Ring Spells.
• Ye Qingyue flew to Lu Yuan's dormitory to deliver the compendium, Ice Guard Necklace, and Magic Puppet.
• Ye Qingyue spotted Lu Yuan taking pictures in the garden with Xia Qingyin as he prepared to leave Shencheng Supernatural University.
• Ye Qingyue appeared behind Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin, and Lu Yuan turned and greeted her respectfully as his teacher.

Lu Yuan learned that Mage's Advanced Compendium would help him construct magic arrays faster and that he needed far more Spiritual Power to learn higher-ring spells. After binding the Magic Puppet and testing it in virtual reality, he discovered he could double-cast spells, but his Spiritual Power limited which spells he could cast together.

• Ye Qingyue explained that Mage's Advanced Compendium taught fast magic-array construction and that Lu Yuan lacked the Spiritual Power required for SSS-minus-rank and SSS-rank skills.
• Ye Qingyue told Lu Yuan that Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy would hold a student competition in one month and that S-rank permissions included an annual choice of an SSS-rank heavenly treasure.
• Ye Qingyue instructed Lu Yuan to bind the Magic Puppet with his blood, and Lu Yuan drained about one liter before a magic array appeared and linked the puppet to his Spirit Sea.
• Lu Yuan entered virtual reality and discovered he could cast one Third Ring Spell and one Second Ring Spell at the same time, but his Spiritual Power could not support stronger combinations.
• Lu Yuan concluded that he needed to work harder at learning the Spirit Refining Technique.

Lu Yuan woke to heavy snowfall, exchanged snowy photos with Xia Qingyin, and wondered whether she was encouraging Jiang Xuanran’s growing closeness with him. He set aside his suspicions and went to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall to master the Mage's Advanced Compendium before returning to the Underground World.

• Lu Yuan woke, discovered it was snowing, and enjoyed the winter scenery.
• Xia Qingyin sent Lu Yuan photos of the snow and a snowman she had built with Xuanran.
• Lu Yuan considered his feelings for Jiang Xuanran and suspected Xia Qingyin might be helping them grow closer, but decided to let things unfold naturally.
• Lu Yuan left for the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall to study the Mage's Advanced Compendium, where students crowded the facility ahead of the end of term.

After more than ten days of intensive training, Lu Yuan spent all 600,000 Evolution Points to master the Mage's Advanced Compendium. He tested his faster spellcasting in virtual reality and learned that the improvement depended on Spiritual Power.

• Lu Yuan spent more than twelve hours each day training at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall and studied with Ye Qingyue, occasionally visiting Xia Qingyin at night.
• After his Mage's Advanced Compendium Comprehension reached 10%, Lu Yuan used 600,000 Evolution Points to raise it to 100%.
• Lu Yuan absorbed the memories granted by the upgrade and entered the virtual world to test his spellcasting speed.
• Using the Magic Puppet, Lu Yuan cast Ice Dragon's Roar and Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array simultaneously, forming both magic arrays in 1.26 seconds.
• Lu Yuan learned from the Mage's Advanced Compendium that faster magic-array construction depended on Spiritual Power.

Lu Yuan bought a Rolls-Royce Phantom so he could travel appropriately to Xia Qingyin’s family residence and meet her family. Meanwhile, Xia Qingyin told her parents she had a boyfriend and agreed to bring him to her birthday banquet.

• Lu Yuan visited a dealership near Shencheng Supernatural University and chose a Rolls-Royce Phantom.
• A saleswoman recognized Lu Yuan as the Blue Star Genius Battle champion and arranged a test drive.
• Lu Yuan enjoyed the drive, paid for the car in full, and set off for Xia Qingyin’s family residence.
• Xia Qingyin told Father Xia and Mother Xia that she already had a boyfriend.
• Mother Xia asked Xia Qingyin to bring her boyfriend to the birthday banquet, and Xia Qingyin agreed.

Xia Qingyin brought Lu Yuan to meet her family, who welcomed him warmly after recognizing his fame as the Blue Star Genius Battle winner. Her grandfather, Xia Jianfeng, then asked Lu Yuan to speak with him privately, leaving Xia Qingyin slightly concerned.

• Xia Juan told Xia Qingyin's parents that her boyfriend was Lu Yuan, and they recognized him as the Blue Star Genius Battle winner.
• Xia Qingyin met Lu Yuan, Jiang Xuanran, and Wang Youzhu at the estate entrance and led them inside, where she affectionately linked arms with Lu Yuan.
• Xia Qingyin introduced Lu Yuan to her cousin Xia Yu'an, who recognized him and reacted with surprise.
• Xia Qingyin introduced Lu Yuan to her parents and grandfather Xia Jianfeng, and the family chatted amiably.
• Xia Jianfeng asked Lu Yuan to come speak with him privately, and Lu Yuan agreed.

At Xia Qingyin's birthday party, she publicly introduced Lu Yuan as her boyfriend, and Father Xia confirmed their relationship to the guests. After the party, Zheng Tianhao approached Lu Yuan and introduced himself as his fan.

• Guests gathered at Xia Qingyin's birthday party, where Zheng Tianhao arrived and searched the room for his idol, Lu Yuan.
• Father Xia welcomed the guests, and Xia Qingyin made her entrance in a moon-white gown.
• Xia Qingyin took Lu Yuan's hand in front of the guests, who recognized him as the Blue Star Genius Battle champion.
• Father Xia announced that Lu Yuan was his daughter's boyfriend, prompting the guests to applaud and cheer.
• After most guests had left, Zheng Tianhao approached Lu Yuan, bowed, and said he was Lu Yuan's fan.

After choosing No. 2 Lost Ruin as his next hunting ground, Lu Yuan learned that he needed an invitation to enter it. The chapter ended with him asking how to obtain one.

• Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin came downstairs late the next morning, drawing knowing smiles from Mother Xia.
• Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin drove their supercars to Shencheng Supernatural University.
• Lu Yuan used Xiao Ya to search for Underground Worlds where the strongest vicious beasts were no higher than Sixth Order Upper Rank.
• Lu Yuan chose No. 2 Lost Ruin for its opportunities, rare-bloodline beasts, and freezing climate.
• Xiao Ya told Lu Yuan that he needed an invitation to enter No. 2 Lost Ruin, and he asked how to get one.

Jiang Xuanran confessed to Lu Yuan and asked to become his second girlfriend, and he accepted. Xia Qingyin joined the couple in celebrating, while the chapter ended with a crowd spotting a beauty on the street the next day.

• Xia Qingyin told Jiang Xuanran that Lu Yuan planned to spend over a month hunting vicious beasts in the Underground World, and Jiang decided to confess before they parted for break.
• Lu Yuan arrived at Xia Qingyin's dorm room, where Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran were waiting for him.
• Jiang Xuanran told Lu Yuan she liked him and asked to be his second girlfriend, and Lu Yuan agreed.
• Jiang Xuanran kissed Lu Yuan's cheek, then Xia Qingyin rushed over and embraced him too.
• The next day, passersby on the street noticed a beauty.

William sacrificed thirty years of his life to use a life-banning art and learn what injury Noah suffered before he died. The art revealed that Noah’s killer had an ice-based ability, and William later woke in a hospital with Amy by his side.

• William learned that the killer’s Spatial Ring was still inside the No. 7 Lost Ruin, and the head of the Heavenly Sword Family offered him a life-banning art that cost thirty years of life.
• Amy urged William not to risk the art, but he decided to perform it because he could not accept leaving Noah’s killer undiscovered.
• The head of the Lineage performed the life-banning art, and William sensed that Noah had been pierced in the chest and felt cold.
• William realized the killer had an ice-based ability, then fainted as the art ended and his life force was drained.
• A few days later, William woke in a hospital room, where Amy welcomed him with tears of joy.

Lu Yuan left Shencheng City for Mianying State to enter No. 2 Lost Ruin and hunt ferocious beasts for Evolution Points. He arrived at the snowy wasteland with a disguised face and a new identity.

• Ye Qingyue told Lu Yuan to use the name Chen Hong and a password to claim his invitation.
• Lu Yuan said goodbye to Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran at the airport, and the two women kissed him before he left.
• Lu Yuan flew from Shencheng City to Mianying State, arriving after a little over five hours.
• Lu Yuan traveled to the northern wasteland and arrived near No. 2 Lost Ruin.
• Lu Yuan adopted a new face and identity as he looked toward the towering ruin.

Lu Yuan entered No. 2 Lost Ruin, where he hunted ferocious beasts for Evolution Points in the frozen wilderness. After several days of killing, he reached the requirement to advance his Body Tempering Art to its eighth level.

• Lu Yuan explored No. 2 Lost Ruin and used Detective Skill to locate a mid-rank fifth-order icefield wolf.
• Lu Yuan drove toward the wolf, killing numerous ferocious beasts along the way and earning Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan confronted the icefield wolf and destroyed it with an ice dragon formed through the Magic Puppet.
• Lu Yuan continued hunting for several days until he accumulated 1.5 million Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan prepared to advance his Profound Nether Ice Soul Body from the seventh level to the eighth.

Lu Yuan tracked an Icefield Wolf to its cave and discovered a family of three, including a Sixth Order Middle Rank wolf. He killed all three for nearly two million Evolution Points, then sheltered in their cave through a blizzard.

• Lu Yuan followed an Icefield Wolf to its secluded cave and sensed its Fifth Order and Sixth Order family members inside.
• After the wife and child fell asleep, the Sixth Order Middle Rank Icefield Wolf came out alone, and Lu Yuan attacked it with consecutive ice dragons.
• Lu Yuan killed the Sixth Order Middle Rank Icefield Wolf and gained 1,000,000 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan killed the Fifth Order Middle Rank and Fifth Order Upper Rank Icefield Wolves, bringing his gains close to two million Evolution Points.
• When a blizzard trapped him, Lu Yuan took shelter in the wolves' cave for two days and two nights.

William pursued an ice-type ability user in No. 2 Lost Ruin, believing the stranger might be Lu Yuan, and attacked him after catching up. Lu Yuan survived William’s assault with a powerful ice shield and escaped while William remained frozen.

• William went to No. 2 Lost Ruin to kill beasts and people, hoping the violence and cold would ease his torment over Noah’s death.
• William sensed a powerful ice-type ability user to the northwest and rushed toward him, deciding to kill him even if he was not Lu Yuan.
• After reaching the fifth-tier middle realm, Lu Yuan detected William approaching and fled with a Gale Pill, but William used the power of annihilation to catch him.
• William attacked Lu Yuan with Meteor Fall, and Lu Yuan summoned an ice dragon before dodging the falling meteors.
• William charged and slashed at Lu Yuan, but Lu Yuan’s ice-protection necklace blocked the strike and froze William solid as Lu Yuan escaped.
• William realized that the stranger’s powerful defensive treasure meant he was likely Lu Yuan using a disguise.

Lu Yuan discovered the Icebound Silent Forest and learned that its enormous Myriad Branches Willow Tree contained Plant Spirit Marrow that could improve his recovery. He entered the forest and found the tree looked malnourished compared with the information he had read.

• Ye Qingyue learned that Lu Yuan was safe and felt relieved.
• Lu Yuan spotted the Icebound Silent Forest, used Detective Skill to investigate it, and sensed an enormous Myriad Branches Willow Tree at its center.
• Lu Yuan learned that the Myriad Branches Willow Tree was a plant life-form whose Plant Spirit Marrow could boost Spiritual Power and bodily recovery.
• Lu Yuan entered the forest and saw the hundred-meter-tall willow tree, with branches that were shorter than the information described.

After killing the Myriad Branches Willow Tree, Lu Yuan swallowed its Plant Spirit Marrow and endured excruciating pain before passing out. He woke with greatly increased spiritual power and discovered that his Detective Skill could reach 70,000 meters in every direction.

• Lu Yuan killed the Myriad Branches Willow Tree, climbed to its crown, and retrieved the jade-green Plant Spirit Marrow.
• Lu Yuan swallowed the Plant Spirit Marrow and endured escalating pain as it tore through and rebuilt his body.
• Lu Yuan lost consciousness after about an hour of agony and woke the next evening.
• Lu Yuan checked his System Panel and saw that his Spiritual Power had risen from 15,500 Hz to 25,000 Hz and his Blood and Qi from 80,000 cal to 82,000 cal.
• Lu Yuan used Detective Skill and found that its range had expanded to 70,000 meters in every direction.

Lu Yuan found a Mirror of Time and Space after killing an Ice Demon Elephant and entered a new trial realm. There, he was ordered to master the SSS-rank skill Extreme Cold Piercing Kill to Advanced Proficiency, and began studying it after losing contact with the outside world.

• Lu Yuan used Detective Skill to locate a Sixth Order Lower Rank ferocious beast and a Mirror of Time and Space in the same direction.
• Lu Yuan killed the Ice Demon Elephant with one Ice Dragon's Roar and gained 700,000 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan entered the Mirror of Time and Space, where he found himself in a dark realm and saw Chinese text announcing a test.
• Lu Yuan received a skill book and learned that he had to master Extreme Cold Piercing Kill to Advanced Proficiency before he could leave.
• Lu Yuan failed to log in to virtual reality to contact his teacher, so he began studying the skill on his own.

Lu Yuan advanced Extreme Cold Piercing Kill to advanced proficiency and completed the test after ten days, earning three rewards. He examined an optical computer chip, a cosmic martial artist movement technique, and an Ice Elemental gem with 99% purity, which he planned to disguise after leaving.

• Lu Yuan spent Evolution Points to raise Extreme Cold Piercing Kill from beginner to advanced proficiency.
• Lu Yuan performed the advanced Martial Skill, concentrating Ice Elemental Energy into the Star Shattering Spear and unleashing it with a thrust.
• Lu Yuan completed the test after ten days and eleven hours, triggering the rewards.
• Lu Yuan received an Intelligent Auxiliary Optical Computer Chip that could scan and identify people's true strength.
• Lu Yuan examined a Low-Base Cosmic Martial Artist Movement Technique and an Ice Elemental gem with 99% purity.
• Lu Yuan decided to disguise the gem after he left.

Lu Yuan mastered Extreme Cold Piercing Kill at Supreme-grade proficiency, though his Ice Elemental Energy could not yet unleash its full power. While hunting in the Mirror of Time and Space, he broke through a frozen lake and awakened a Sixth Order Upper Rank Ice Snow Crocodile King.

• Lu Yuan used Evolution Points to raise Extreme Cold Piercing Kill from Advanced to Master and then Supreme-grade, increasing its potential impact to 1,000,000 tons.
• The Intelligent Auxiliary Optical Computer warned Lu Yuan that he lacked enough Ice Elemental Energy to unleash the skill at full power.
• Lu Yuan continued hunting ferocious beasts to gather Evolution Points as his time in the Mirror of Time and Space drew toward its end.
• Lu Yuan blasted a hole through the thick ice covering an enormous lake with Extreme Cold Piercing Kill.
• An Ice Snow Crocodile King burst from the lake, and the Intelligent Auxiliary Optical Computer identified it as a Sixth Order Upper Rank beast with a Supreme-grade Lower Rank bloodline.

Lu Yuan killed the Ice Snow Crocodile King and used 4.5 million Evolution Points to increase his power, unleashing a vast frozen landscape around him. He emerged from the change with the Ice Elemental Energy stabilized and checked his System Panel.

• Lu Yuan froze the gravely wounded Ice Snow Crocodile King with an Ice Pulse after his ice dragons slowed it.
• Lu Yuan gathered his Ice Elemental Energy and destroyed the frozen king's head with the Star Shattering Spear, killing it and gaining 3,000,000 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan retrieved the Ice Snow Crocodile King's beast crystal and spent 4,500,000 Evolution Points to grow stronger.
• Lu Yuan's immense Ice Elemental Energy transformed the surrounding area into a sprawling kingdom of ice peaks, bridges, caves, and gorges.
• After several hours, Lu Yuan stabilized the energy, surveyed the changed landscape, and opened his System Panel.

Lu Yuan disguised himself while leaving No. 2 Lost Ruin, but William recognized him and tried to stop him. Ye Qingyue arrived, rescued Lu Yuan, and used a Space Talisman to take him safely to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall headquarters in Great Xia Kingdom.

• William waited outside No. 2 Lost Ruin, furious as he recalled a snow bear clawing at him while he was frozen.
• Lu Yuan emerged disguised as someone from Beautiful Country, but William sensed his ice-type ability and ordered him to come closer.
• Ye Qingyue arrived and released her Eighth-tier High Grandmaster aura, then carried Lu Yuan away while William watched helplessly.
• Ye Qingyue used a Space Talisman to transport herself and Lu Yuan to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall headquarters in Great Xia Kingdom.
• Lu Yuan thanked Ye Qingyue after realizing he was safe.

Lu Yuan returned home on his nineteenth birthday and reunited with Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran, who had prepared a celebration with Fang Wan. He realized he had forgotten his birthday when he saw his favorite dishes and longevity noodles waiting for him.

• Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran prepared Lu Yuan’s birthday cake and meal with Fang Wan.
• Lu Yuan arrived home at eight in the evening and was surprised to find both girlfriends there.
• Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran hugged and kissed Lu Yuan, showing how much they had missed him.
• Fang Wan welcomed Lu Yuan to dinner and revealed his favorite dishes and a bowl of longevity noodles.
• Lu Yuan realized he had forgotten that it was his birthday.

Lu Yuan struggled to understand the SSS-rank skill scroll before Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran came to his room together. The next afternoon, he woke beside both women after their intense training match.

• Lu Yuan studied the SSS-rank skill scroll for Mystic Ice Strangling Array but set it aside when he could not understand it.
• Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran arrived at Lu Yuan's door and entered his room together.
• Lu Yuan woke the next day at one in the afternoon beside Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran.
• Lu Yuan covered Jiang Xuanran's exposed leg with the blanket and reflected on the previous night's training match.

Fang Wan realized Lu Yuan, Xia Qingyin, and Jiang Xuanran had spent the day together in Lu Yuan’s room, then quietly gave them space. Lu Yuan took the two women to the station, and the chapter ended with the three celebrating New Year’s Eve as fireworks filled the sky.

• Fang Wan found Xia Qingyin’s room empty and heard sounds from Lu Yuan’s room, then left without disturbing them.
• Lu Yuan, Xia Qingyin, and Jiang Xuanran came downstairs for dinner, where the women realized Fang Wan knew what they had been doing.
• Lu Yuan drove Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran to Fengyang City’s high-speed rail station, but left when a crowd recognized him as the Light of Fengyang.
• On New Year’s Eve, Lu Yuan watched fireworks blossom across the night sky.