Recaps

Lu Yuan arrived at Ye Qingyue’s island to begin learning the Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique. Ye Qingyue gave him a place to stay and brought him to her cultivation room, where she began the lesson by asking him to remove his clothes.

• Lu Yuan arrived at Ye Qingyue’s island, where she welcomed him and showed him the small residence beside her own.
• Ye Qingyue told Lu Yuan he could use the cultivation room in her residence and registered his fingerprints so he could enter freely.
• Ye Qingyue brought Lu Yuan to her gravity cultivation room and explained its capabilities.
• Ye Qingyue asked Lu Yuan to take off his clothes so she could teach him the Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique, and he nervously complied.

Lu Yuan trained in the Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique under Ye Qingyue’s guidance and made progress over twenty days. With the whole-school student tournament approaching, he resolved to claim the S-rank access level.

• Ye Qingyue adjusted the training room and personally guided Lu Yuan through eight hours of practice with the Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique.
• Lu Yuan continued practicing alone and resumed lessons with Ye Qingyue three days later, taking her teasing in stride.
• Ji Yunxi visited Ye Qingyue’s residence, found Lu Yuan training there, and was glad that Ye Qingyue trusted him with the room.
• Lu Yuan watered Ye Qingyue’s irises while continuing his training, and twenty days passed as his Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique reached over ten percent comprehension.
• Lu Yuan checked his System Panel and looked ahead to the student tournament, determined to win S-rank access.

Students gathered at Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy for the all-school competition as Lu Yuan arrived and Vice Dean Hu Minghao announced the freshman rewards. The competition was about to begin, with its schedule to be sent later through the communication system.

• Students discussed who might earn S-rank access as Lu Yuan arrived with Jiang Xuanran and drew a crowd’s attention.
• Ji Yunxi wished Lu Yuan luck, and Celicia said she expected to see him in the finals; Lu Yuan agreed.
• Hu Minghao appeared at 9 a.m. and introduced himself as the academy’s vice dean and a Ninth-rank Martial Saint.
• Hu Minghao outlined the freshman access quotas, contribution points, and resource rewards for different placements.

Lu Yuan and Ye Qingyue discussed the All-School Student Tournament’s generous champion reward, and Ye Qingyue told him to keep any SSS+ rank resource he won. They read the tournament schedule, which laid out its growth stage and combat stages, as the tournament was set to begin that afternoon.

• Lu Yuan said he was tempted by the champion’s SSS+ rank resource and offered to give it to Ye Qingyue, but she told him to keep it.
• Lu Yuan’s intelligent assistant delivered the tournament schedule, and he and Ye Qingyue read it together.
• The schedule set a one-day growth stage in which students’ cultivation would be lowered to the Fifth Order Lower Rank and they could cultivate only by absorbing Primal Energy.
• The elimination round would run for three days in fifty Underground Worlds, where students and their Companion Beasts could earn points by killing ferocious beasts or other students; the top 1,000 would advance.
• The Peak Tournament would divide 1,000 students into ten groups, restrict their equipment and abilities, and send the top 100 to the finals.
• The finals would begin with a round of 64 in which students would be paired for three matches and ranked by wins, then match duration.

During the schoolwide competition’s virtual Growth Phase, Lu Yuan discovered that he could use Evolution Points to raise his level at a tiny fraction of the usual cost. He rapidly advanced to Seventh Order Lower Rank, the Grandmaster realm, and prepared to make the most of the advantage.

• Students entered the virtual arena, where the competition set everyone to Fifth Order Lower Rank and accelerated time by 2,000 times.
• Lu Yuan cultivated to Fifth Order Middle Rank and checked whether his System Panel worked in virtual reality.
• Lu Yuan spent 2,250 Evolution Points to advance to Fifth Order Upper Rank, discovering that the virtual upgrade cost was far below the normal amount.
• Lu Yuan used Evolution Points to advance through Sixth Order and reach Seventh Order Lower Rank.
• At Seventh Order Lower Rank, Lu Yuan gained much greater Ice Elemental Energy capacity and saw icy-blue power of annihilation swirling around him.

Lu Yuan used his Evolution Points to reach eighth-order Lower Rank before the Growth Phase ended, while Ye Qingyue and Dean Fang Yi watched his progress. Fang Yi admired Lu Yuan’s talent and hoped he would avoid the mistakes that had kept Fang Yi from advancing beyond ninth-order Upper Rank.

• Lu Yuan spent 48,500 Evolution Points to advance from seventh-order Upper Rank to eighth-order Lower Rank, discovering the eighth order’s greatly increased power and recovery of annihilation.
• The Growth Phase ended, the 2,000-fold time acceleration and rapid Ice Elemental Energy exchange stopped, and Lu Yuan was left with 7,652,250 Evolution Points.
• Ye Qingyue watched Lu Yuan’s breakthrough and estimated that he could reach eighth order in the real world at around age twenty-three if nothing went wrong.
• Fang Yi checked the virtual reality before the schoolwide student competition, noticed Lu Yuan’s eighth-order rank, and praised his potential.
• Fang Yi recalled that humanity’s leaders had protected him too much when he was young, leaving him unable to break through from ninth-order Upper Rank, and hoped Lu Yuan would not repeat his mistakes.

Lu Yuan easily advanced through the elimination round while collecting points, including points from Nikos after his ice dragon eliminated him. Jiang Xuanran also qualified for the Peak Tournament, and the students received four hours to recover before it began.

• Lu Yuan’s score surged as he slaughtered ferocious beasts, reaching 400,000 in less than a day.
• On the third day, Lu Yuan’s ice dragon eliminated Nikos and a seventh-order Lower Rank ferocious beast, earning Lu Yuan 25% of Nikos’s score.
• Lu Yuan realized the 3,200-point gain meant he had killed a fellow competitor, but he continued hunting without knowing it was Nikos.
• After three days, Lu Yuan advanced to the Peak Tournament, while students ranked below 1,000 received participation prizes and four hours to recover their Spiritual Power.
• Jiang Xuanran called Lu Yuan and excitedly told him that she had made it into the Peak Tournament.

After deciding to nurture Lu Yuan because he was the person she had sought for an inheritance, Ye Qingyue taught him the Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique. The Peak Tournament began, and the first group’s strongest competitors, including Cecilia, started eliminating students.

• Ye Qingyue agreed to let Lu Yuan claim a reward later, since he could not decide what to ask for.
• Lu Yuan followed Ye Qingyue to her residence and spent four hours learning the Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique.
• The 1,000 students were divided into ten groups for the Peak Tournament, and Lu Yuan was assigned to the fourth group.
• Cecilia drew attention as the Combat Power Ranking’s unshakable number one when she entered the first group’s arena.
• After the match began, Cecilia used her power of annihilation to chase down competitors, while a seventh-order Lower Rank student also began cutting through the field.

Lu Yuan used a mask to make nearby contestants hesitate, then killed them with four Ice Dragon's Roar attacks and earned 20 points. As he rushed toward the remaining crowd, Xiu Yas encountered a ring of ice blades that resisted his powerful strike.

• Lu Yuan realized that contestants fled from powerful fighters and devised a plan to make them pause.
• Lu Yuan wore a mask in the fourth match, making nearby students hesitate, then released four Ice Dragon's Roar attacks and earned 20 points.
• With 76 people remaining, Lu Yuan raced toward the gathered contestants while Xiu Yas continued killing weaker opponents.
• A ring of spinning ice blades appeared around Xiu Yas, and his heavy strike barely affected them.

Lu Yuan dominated the competition with powerful spells and exceptional spear technique, finishing the first round in first place. His teacher, Ye Qingyue, appeared when an instructor praised his martial skill, and the round ended with Lu Yuan leading Celicia by 17 points.

• Lu Yuan used his spells to defeat students, including trapping Xiu Yas in his Mystic Ice Strangling Array, while protests from the audience gave way to astonishment.
• Lu Yuan challenged the final seven students to fight him without spells and used his Star Shattering Spear to defeat them.
• Instructors praised Lu Yuan's Perfected Level spear technique, and Ye Qingyue appeared to stop Old Xu from trying to recruit him.
• Lu Yuan earned the final seven points, bringing his score to 69.
• Another student wore a mask in the fifth match, but the students had learned to flee at the sight of anyone wearing one.
• The first round ended with Lu Yuan in first place at 69 points and Celicia in second at 52.

The Peak Tournament ended with Celicia in first place and Lu Yuan in tenth, while Lu Yuan recovered from his cultivation fatigue under Ye Qingyue’s care. He returned to the virtual world as the quarter-final matchups were announced, leaving the competitors to face their opponents.

• Celicia defeated her opponents and scored 59 points, finishing the tournament in first place with 121 points; Lu Yuan placed tenth with 69 points after competing in only one match.
• Exhausted from practicing the Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique, Lu Yuan fell asleep against Ye Qingyue, who covered him with a blanket and let him rest.
• Ye Qingyue woke Lu Yuan and told him the tournament had ended and the quarter-finals were about to begin.
• Lu Yuan entered the virtual world, where Hu Minghao started the matchmaking and the participants’ match results appeared on a screen.

Lu Yuan swept through his first two quarterfinal matches, then suppressed his strength to match Lin Sheng’s rank before their fight. He left the chapter poised to face Lin Sheng on equal terms.

• Lu Yuan defeated Ivan in under five seconds with an ice dragon.
• While waiting, Lu Yuan recalled falling asleep on Ye Qingyue’s lap and resolved to win the championship for her.
• Lu Yuan defeated Xiu Yas with four ice dragons moments after their match began.
• Lu Yuan greeted Lin Sheng, learned he was a Sixth Order Upper Rank, and suppressed himself to the same rank.

Lu Yuan defeated Lin Sheng with a single thrust, advanced to the semifinals, and learned he would face Guchi. Celicia was disappointed that she would not get to fight Lu Yuan.

• Lu Yuan dodged Lin Sheng's spells, shattered his wind-pressure shield, and killed him with Extreme Cold Piercing Kill.
• Lu Yuan placed sixth among the quarterfinal qualifiers, earning a semifinal spot and top-ten rewards.
• The ten qualifiers waited as the semifinal matchups were drawn, while the mentors left after realizing Lu Yuan's strength made the outcome predictable.
• The draw paired Lu Yuan with Guchi, who resolved to give the fight his all despite suspecting Lu Yuan was stronger.
• Celicia saw the matchup and felt disappointed that she would not face Lu Yuan.

Celicia defeated Kela, and Lu Yuan defeated Guchi to advance as the school tournament semifinals concluded. The chapter ended as students gathered to cheer for Lu Yuan and Celicia ahead of the finals the next day.

• Celicia shattered Kela’s lightning sword and defeated him with One Thought Annihilation Slash.
• Lu Yuan pierced Guchi’s enlarged fist with Extreme Cold Piercing Kill, and Guchi surrendered before collapsing and disappearing from the arena.
• The remaining semifinal matches ended, determining the tournament’s top five and bottom five, and the contestants logged out of virtual reality.
• The next day, students cheered for Lu Yuan and Celicia as the finalists prepared for the tournament’s final round.

Lu Yuan rejected Celicia's offer to team up and faced Robert and the two other competitors alone. He overwhelmed them with three fourth-ring spells and killed them with his Mystic Ice Strangling Array.

• Lu Yuan refused Celicia's offer to fight alongside him, and she stepped back as he chose to face all three opponents.
• The crowd debated whether Lu Yuan was foolish or hiding extraordinary strength, while Jiang Xuanran remained confident in him.
• When the match began, Robert and the two other young men charged Lu Yuan as Robert prepared his magic.
• Lu Yuan formed three fourth-ring spells faster than Robert could form his third magic array.
• Lu Yuan cast Mystic Ice Strangling Array, trapping all three opponents in spinning Ice Blades and cutting them to pieces.

Lu Yuan defeated Cecilia in the whole-school student competition after revealing that he was an eighth-order Lower Rank, and he claimed the championship and its rewards. Afterward, Cecilia added him as a friend and admitted she had changed her mind about his offer to treat her to a meal, though she had also begun to feel affection for him.

• Lu Yuan refused to accept first place without competing, then cast four Ice Dragon's Roar spells at Cecilia at once.
• Cecilia asked Lu Yuan his rank as she dodged and countered the ice dragons, and he revealed he was an eighth-order Lower Rank.
• Cecilia finally shattered the four ice dragons, exhausted herself, and surrendered to Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan became champion and won S-rank access, 3,000 contribution points, and an SSS+ rank resource.
• Cecilia sent Lu Yuan a friend request, and she told him she had changed her mind about letting him treat her to a meal.

Lu Yuan met Dean Fang Yi, who praised his performance in the school-wide student competition and asked him to choose his reward. The chapter ended with Lu Yuan considering two EX1-rank resources: a powerful spear and protective armor.

• Ye Qingyue brought Lu Yuan to the top floor of the administrative building to meet Dean Fang Yi.
• Lu Yuan greeted Fang Yi, who said he had called him in to meet him and praised his competition performance.
• Fang Yi presented Lu Yuan with two reward options: the Profound Ice Overlord Spear and the Crimson Firmament Battle Armor.
• Lu Yuan examined the spear's ice and spear skill boosts and adjustable weight, then read the armor's defensive capabilities.

Lu Yuan agreed to enter Lost Ruins No. 1 once he reached the required realm and hand over an EX1-rank resource in exchange for three SSS+-rank resources. He chose the Profound Ice Overlord Spear over the life-saving Crimson Firmament Battle Armor, and later told Ye Qingyue that he had received S-rank clearance and a new residence.

• Fang Yi explained that the EX1-rank equipment came from Lost Ruins No. 1 and that Lu Yuan would have to return an EX1-rank resource after entering the ruins.
• Lu Yuan agreed to the terms, including the danger of entering Lost Ruins No. 1, and Fang Yi promised three SSS+-rank resources as a reward.
• Ye Qingyue hoped Lu Yuan would choose the Crimson Firmament Battle Armor because it could protect his life.
• Lu Yuan chose the Profound Ice Overlord Spear to help him hunt stronger beasts and earn Evolution Points faster.
• Fang Yi said the spear would be delivered within a week, and Lu Yuan later told Ye Qingyue that he had received S-rank clearance and a new residence.

Lu Yuan moved into his new residence after earning S-rank clearance, and Jiang Xuanran reunited with him and decided to move in. The chapter ended with Lu Yuan asking whether she wanted to share his room or take the one next door.

• Lu Yuan moved his belongings to Sub-Island 21 of Lake Island No. 1, his new residence for students with S-rank clearance.
• Jiang Xuanran greeted Lu Yuan, embraced him, and told him she supported his cultivation despite missing him.
• Lu Yuan invited Jiang Xuanran to live with him, and she hurried back to collect her luggage.
• Jiang Xuanran returned to the residence, where Lu Yuan welcomed her as Madam, and she explored the rooms upstairs.
• Lu Yuan asked Jiang Xuanran whether she wanted to share his room or take the room next door.

Jiang Xuanran changed outfits for her date with Lu Yuan, and the two left Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy together. They ran into Celicia, and after Lu Yuan explained his connection to her, Jiang Xuanran decided to enjoy their time together.

• Jiang Xuanran changed into a revealing minidress, then put on a blue-and-gold qipao and draped a shawl over her shoulders for the date.
• Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran set out on foot from Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy while nearby students watched them enviously.
• Celicia greeted Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran, and Lu Yuan confirmed they were going on a date.
• Lu Yuan promised to treat Celicia to a meal another time, then explained the situation to Jiang Xuanran as they walked.
• Jiang Xuanran expressed gratitude to Celicia and chose to focus on enjoying her time with Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan spent the night with Jiang Xuanran, then went to Ye Qingyue to continue learning the ninth level of the Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique. After Ye Qingyue mistook the marks on his neck for injuries, Lu Yuan began explaining their cause to her.

• Lu Yuan woke with Jiang Xuanran asleep on his chest, and she gave him a good-morning kiss when she awoke.
• Lu Yuan left Jiang Xuanran resting and traveled to Island 12 of the No. 1 Lake Heart Island to meet Ye Qingyue.
• Lu Yuan took over watering the irises before joining Ye Qingyue in the cultivation room for guidance on the ninth level of the Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique.
• Ye Qingyue noticed marks on Lu Yuan's neck and asked whether he was injured.
• Lu Yuan realized the marks were from Jiang Xuanran and quietly began explaining their cause to Ye Qingyue.

Lu Yuan mastered the ninth level of the Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique and received the Profound Ice Overlord Spear from Dean Fang. After testing the living weapon in the training room, he noticed several messages from Jiang Xuanran.

• Lu Yuan spent seven million Evolution Points mastering the ninth level, raising his blood energy to 240,000 cal and his spirit to 99,800 Hz.
• Lu Yuan told Ye Qingyue he had mastered the technique and planned to use Evolution Points for the tenth level so she could focus on her impending ninth-rank breakthrough.
• Fang Yi arrived at Lu Yuan's home in disguise and delivered the Profound Ice Overlord Spear, warning him to keep the EX1-grade resource safe.
• Lu Yuan discovered that the spear was alive and could change its weight at his command.
• Lu Yuan practiced with the spear for three hours, put it away, and noticed several messages from Jiang Xuanran.

Lu Yuan worried when he could not reach his mother, but the mayor reassured him that she was safe. After supporting Jiang Xuanran with contribution points, Lu Yuan sought Ye Qingyue’s permission to leave Tiangong City for a mission related to the newly discovered passage to the Underground World.

• Lu Yuan failed to reach his mother by phone, and Jiang Xuanran calmed him down.
• Lu Yuan called Fengyang City’s mayor, who explained that Fang Wan was safe but had forgotten her phone when officials came to collect her.
• Lu Yuan transferred 1,000 contribution points to Jiang Xuanran, who accepted them.
• Lu Yuan found that missions involving the Underground World passage had already been taken, then went to Ye Qingyue’s residence to ask permission to leave Tiangong City.
• Ye Qingyue opened the door to Lu Yuan just as she was preparing to enter seclusion and break through to the ninth rank.

Ye Qingyue gave Lu Yuan her treasured Ice Protection Necklace and took him by fighter jet from Tiangong City to Fengyang City in Jiangnan Province. They arrived at the newly appeared Underground World passageway as a crowd of unaffiliated ability users watched.

• Ye Qingyue told Lu Yuan she had decided not to hold him back from venturing out, and Lu Yuan accepted the Ice Protection Necklace she had received as a child.
• Lu Yuan resolved to become stronger so he could protect the people around him and keep them from worrying.
• Ye Qingyue led Lu Yuan to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall headquarters, where they boarded a silver-white fighter jet.
• Lu Yuan explored the spacious, pilotless fighter jet as it flew toward Fengyang City.
• A crowd of unaffiliated ability users gathered at the Underground World passageway, and Ye Qingyue and Lu Yuan arrived by fighter jet as the onlookers watched.

Lu Yuan entered the new Underground World, where only ability users at Seventh-rank Grandmaster level or below could enter, and began hunting its ferocious beasts for Evolution Points. After accumulating more than five hundred thousand points on his way across the grasslands, he reached a lake and attacked a Sixth Order Upper Rank Explosive Hippopotamus.

• The mayor warned Lu Yuan that an Eighth-rank Great Grandmaster could not enter the Underground World, and Lu Yuan jumped inside.
• Lu Yuan killed several Shadow Cats with ice spikes and gained Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan used Spiritual Power to find an Explosive Hippopotamus near a lake and flew toward it, killing beasts along the way with Ice Blade.
• Lu Yuan checked his gains and found that his Evolution Points had increased by more than five hundred thousand.
• Lu Yuan reached the lake, faced the dozing Explosive Hippopotamus, and launched Ice Dragon's Roar.