Recaps

Lu Yuan collected his new Black Dragon Spear, then rested after a tiring day and woke late to eat before training the next morning. He continued to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall, determined to grow stronger through regular practice and save Evolution Points.

• Lu Yuan picked up his Black Dragon Spear at the Resource Trading Office and was pleased with its weight and craftsmanship.
• Lu Yuan learned the Martial Arts Exam results had come out and thought of his friend Li Ming and former classmate Lin Xiangyu.
• Lu Yuan rode back to his dorm, fell asleep from exhaustion, and woke at ten that night.
• Lu Yuan took a shower, ordered Honey Crispy Roast Chicken, and did not fall asleep again until three in the morning.
• Lu Yuan got up at eight, ate breakfast, and rode to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall for daily training.

Lu Yuan and his roommate Liu Yuan agreed to a friendly match so Liu Yuan could compare his A+ ice ability with Lu Yuan’s S-class Ice Snow Crown. The next day, with Fang Shi watching, they stepped into the arena, ready to begin.

• Liu Yuan introduced himself to Lu Yuan and asked about his ability; Lu Yuan said he had awakened the S-class Ice Snow Crown.
• Liu Yuan, a Provincial Top Scholar with an A+ ice ability, asked Lu Yuan to fight him, and Lu Yuan agreed to suppress his rank to Awakened.
• Liu Yuan learned that Lu Yuan had reached First Order Middle Rank less than a month after awakening and was shocked.
• The next day, Lu Yuan and Liu Yuan headed to the Arena District, where Fang Shi joined them as a spectator.
• Lu Yuan and Liu Yuan entered the arena for their wager-free match, and Liu Yuan asked Lu Yuan to go easy on him.

Lu Yuan trained with Liu Yuan and learned that the Fire Fox Team had earned 900 points before Jiang Zhan City was sealed off by a beast attack. After Zhou Wan transferred him his share, she suggested he leave the team because his strength surpassed theirs.

• Lu Yuan saw that Liu Yuan's swordsmanship was poor, and Liu Yuan vowed to train until he reached intermediate proficiency before the Freshman Tournament.
• Xia Qingyin and Wang Youzhu celebrated sharing a dorm, then agreed to go for a drive that night.
• Lu Yuan and Liu Yuan trained at the Ice Element Supernatural Ability Hall and went to the cafeteria afterward.
• Zhou Wan told Lu Yuan that ferocious beasts had attacked Jiang Zhan City and that it would be sealed off for a month.
• Zhou Wan reported the Fire Fox Team had earned 900 points and transferred Lu Yuan 630,000 Blue Star coins, which he accepted.
• Zhou Wan told Lu Yuan that he was too strong to remain in her team and suggested he move on.

Lu Yuan asked Qin Tianlong for skills to improve his combat options, and Qin gave him three skill books suited to his current level. Lu Yuan also learned how to begin the Second Level of the Profound Nether Ice Soul Body as Qin prepared to teach him heart tempering.

• Lu Yuan told Qin Tianlong that Ice Blast Technique used too much Primal Energy and his spear attacks lacked damage, so he asked for skill recommendations.
• Qin Tianlong gave Lu Yuan the Ice Blade, Ice Flash, and Ice Seal Shield skill books and explained their ranged, movement, and defensive uses.
• Lu Yuan told Qin Tianlong that he had reached the First Level of the Profound Nether Ice Soul Body, and Qin confirmed that all 206 of his bones had been tempered correctly.
• Qin Tianlong explained that the Second Level involved tempering the Five Viscera and warned Lu Yuan to temper his heart first to avoid a fatal injury.
• Qin Tianlong described how to form Primal Energy bridges to the organs and began teaching Lu Yuan how to temper his heart.

Lu Yuan mastered the elementary level of Ice Flash and planned to grow stronger before the Freshman Tournament. He went to Gathering Immortals Tower to return Huang Hao’s spear and attend a dinner before leaving the Fire Fox Team.

• Lu Yuan spent 60 Evolution Points to raise Ice Flash to elementary proficiency and tested its speed and range.
• Lu Yuan left the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall and planned to hunt vicious beasts in the Underground World once the Bloodthirsty Qi had dissipated.
• Lu Yuan traveled to Gathering Immortals Tower with Huang Hao’s spear for Zhou Wan’s team dinner.
• Lu Yuan arrived at private room 52, greeted Zhou Wan, Hu, Huang Hao, and Lu, and placed Huang Hao’s spear in the corner.
• Huang Hao welcomed Lu Yuan and offered to treat everyone to dinner.

After leaving Gathering Immortals Tower, Lu Yuan encountered and killed a Shadow Cat in the real world, then asked Qin Tianlong about the beast. Qin Tianlong identified the Black Blood Cult as the likely cause, and Lu Yuan was left contemplating the dangers within the supernatural world.

• Lu Yuan left Gathering Immortals Tower, spotted a Shadow Cat on his way to get a taxi, and killed it with his ice ability for 8 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan reported the incident to the relevant authorities and messaged Qin Tianlong about the Shadow Cat.
• Lu Yuan returned to Shencheng Supernatural University, avoided the couples by the fountain, and studied Ice Blade in his dormitory.
• Qin Tianlong replied that the Black Blood Cult likely released the Shadow Cat and said the school’s Mission Center sometimes posted related missions.
• Lu Yuan grew solemn as he considered the internal threats facing the supernatural world.

Lu Yuan learned Ice Blade and Ice Seal Shield, then broke through from First Order Middle Rank to First Order Upper Rank after days of cultivation. His breakthrough shocked Liu Yuan and caught Xia Qingyin’s attention.

• Lu Yuan raised Ice Blade to elementary proficiency and tested the skill by firing several icy crescents.
• Lu Yuan learned Ice Seal Shield at elementary proficiency but remained far from tempering his heart for the Profound Nether Ice Soul Body’s Second Level.
• After four more days of cultivation, Lu Yuan saw that he could break through and spent 1628 Evolution Points to reach First Order Upper Rank.
• Liu Yuan sensed Lu Yuan’s breakthrough, was stunned by his progress, and decided to add two hours to his daily cultivation.
• Xia Qingyin sensed Lu Yuan’s breakthrough, and asked Wang Youzhu whether someone awakened at the ceremony could already be reaching First Order Upper Rank.

After reaching the first-rank upper realm, Lu Yuan chose Shencheng City No. 3 Supernatural Ability Base as his next route into the Underground World. He arrived there the next morning and entered the base, looking around at its grand facilities.

• Lu Yuan's breakthrough raised his Spirit to 260 Hz and his Qi and Blood to 520 cal, and he confirmed that he had no Bloodthirsty Qi.
• Lu Yuan searched for an Underground World passage and chose Shencheng City No. 3 Supernatural Ability Base because its connected beasts were weaker than those at other options.
• The next morning, Lu Yuan told Liu Yuan he was heading to the Underground World and greeted Xia Qingyin and Wang Youzhu as they set off for a run.
• Lu Yuan rode to the school gates on a shared electric bike, took a taxi to the base, and entered Shencheng City No. 3 Supernatural Ability Base.

Lu Yuan registered at Shencheng City No. 3 Supernatural Ability Base, declined a middle-aged man's invitation to join his team, and entered Deep City No. 3 to hunt alone. He noticed a vendor selling Mental Sustaining Pills and stopped to look.

• A middle-aged man explained that the Underground World map was free after identity registration and invited Lu Yuan to join his team, mentioning that an S-class earth-type freshman had joined recently.
• Lu Yuan realized the freshman was probably Fang Shi, but declined the invitation because he wanted to keep the full proceeds from hunting for himself.
• Lu Yuan registered at Shencheng City No. 3 Supernatural Ability Base for 1,000 Blue Star coins and obtained a map of the Underground World.
• Lu Yuan chose a route on the map and passed through the Underground World passage into Deep City No. 3.
• Lu Yuan heard a vendor advertise Mental Sustaining Pills for 200,000 Blue Star coins each and stopped walking.

Lu Yuan bought a Mental Sustaining Pill and refused to sell it to a one-eyed youth who threatened him. He left Deep City No. 3 and encountered scattered vicious beast bones in the Underground World.

• Lu Yuan confirmed his mental attribute exceeded the requirement, bought a Mental Sustaining Pill, and heard that he should take no more than one a month.
• A one-eyed youth bought the remaining four pills and asked Lu Yuan to sell him his pill, but Lu Yuan refused.
• The one-eyed youth threatened Lu Yuan and warned him about meeting in the Underground World, but Lu Yuan ignored him and left through the gates of Deep City No. 3.
• Lu Yuan adjusted to the oxygen-rich air outside the city and found bones from vicious beasts scattered across the forest floor.

Lu Yuan hunted vicious beasts in the Underground World for several days, gathering Evolution Points while saving them to break through to Second Order Lower Rank. On the fourth day, he encountered an enormous armored rhinoceros-like beast and photographed it to identify it.

• Lu Yuan hunted beasts through the shallow area and used a Mental Sustaining Pill to keep hunting through the night, gaining 700 Evolution Points on the first day.
• Lu Yuan ventured deeper over the next three days and accumulated 2,400 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan chose to save his Evolution Points for a breakthrough instead of upgrading his skills.
• Lu Yuan felt the ground tremble on the fourth day, hid in a thicket, and saw a huge gray-armored beast emerge.
• Lu Yuan took a photo of the unfamiliar beast with his phone.

Lu Yuan upgraded Ice Blast Technique and killed an Armored Rhinoceros, then continued hunting until he realized his full backpack was costing him valuable beast organs. On the night of the fourth day, several Green Winged Bats began following him, and he struck them with Ice Blades.

• Lu Yuan spent 1,600 Evolution Points to raise Ice Blast Technique to intermediate proficiency.
• Lu Yuan blasted a hole through the Armored Rhinoceros's armor, wounded it with his spear, and killed it with Ice Blades, earning 900 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan removed the Armored Rhinoceros's crystal and continued deeper into the area.
• On the evening of the fourth day, Lu Yuan checked his 1,500 Evolution Points and regretted not buying a Spatial Ring after discarding low-rank beast organs to make space.
• That night, Lu Yuan spotted Green Winged Bats following him and knocked two down with Ice Blades as the rest scattered.

Lu Yuan discovered several valuable herbs, including an S-rank Blood Boosting Grass, in a cave and harvested them. A squad led by the one-eyed youth who had previously clashed with him arrived, and the youth demanded that Lu Yuan hand over the rare herb.

• Lu Yuan used the Heart in Shen Da app to identify several ordinary-looking plants as B-rank and A-rank herbs, then harvested them.
• Lu Yuan identified an S-rank Blood Boosting Grass, valued at over a million Blue Star coins, and harvested it after finding that the nearby spring water was ordinary.
• The one-eyed youth and four squad members entered the cave and claimed they were taking it over.
• The one-eyed youth spotted the Blood Boosting Grass and demanded that Lu Yuan hand it over, threatening him with the lawless conditions of the Underground World.
• Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes and asked what would happen if he refused.

Lu Yuan killed the one-eyed youth and his four teammates in the cave, then continued hunting vicious beasts and gathered enough Evolution Points to unlock a realm breakthrough. He stopped himself from activating it in the wilderness, where an interruption could be fatal.

• Lu Yuan killed the one-eyed youth with an Ice Blast Technique after the youth's team tried to kill him.
• Lu Yuan ignored the surviving teammates' pleas and killed them with Ice Blades, then claimed their crystals.
• Lu Yuan continued hunting vicious beasts while heading back, ending the night with 3,900 Evolution Points.
• On the sixth day, Lu Yuan reached 4,600 Evolution Points and saw that he could raise his realm from First Order Upper Rank.
• Lu Yuan refrained from starting the breakthrough because vicious beasts could attack while he was vulnerable.

Lu Yuan encountered Li Ren's team as two Second Order Upper Rank Green-spotted Tigers chased them. After Fang Shi warned him to run, Lu Yuan rushed to help, and the chapter ended as he attacked one of the tigers with Ice Blast Technique.

• Li Ren's team struggled to escape two Second Order Upper Rank Green-spotted Tigers, and Li Ren prepared to fight with berserk potions.
• Fang Shi recognized Lu Yuan approaching and shouted a warning, urging him to run.
• Lu Yuan decided to help the team despite the danger and charged toward them for the chance to earn Evolution Points.
• Li Ren rallied his teammates to fight, while Lu Yuan used Ice Flash to close in and unleashed Ice Blast Technique at one of the tigers.

Lu Yuan exchanged the spoils from his solo hunt in the Underground World for 2,540 points, earning more than two million yuan. After eating a large meal, he took a taxi back to Shencheng Supernatural University.

• Lu Yuan checked that he had 6,400 Evolution Points and asked a staff member where he could exchange his spoils.
• Lu Yuan poured out his crystals and other spoils, and told the astonished staff member that he had hunted them alone at eighteen.
• The staff member counted the spoils and credited Lu Yuan with 2,540 points, which Lu Yuan exchanged for 2,540,000 yuan.
• Lu Yuan ate ten bowls of rice at a nearby restaurant after days of surviving on compressed biscuits.
• Lu Yuan fell asleep in a taxi and was jolted awake by the driver after they arrived at Shencheng Supernatural University.

After recovering from a four-day sleep, Lu Yuan ate his fill and went to the Resource Trading Office to buy a C-Rank alloy battle suit and a twenty-cubic-meter Spatial Ring. He was shocked to learn the items would cost 1.6 million Blue Star coins.

• Lu Yuan woke after sleeping for four days and shared Liu Yuan's fried skewers before promising to treat him to lunch.
• Lu Yuan continued eating at the cafeteria, where he ran into Hu Dahai and explained that he had returned from the Underground World and slept for several days.
• Lu Yuan collected his battle suit and long spear from the cleaning center, then visited the school's Resource Trading Office.
• Lu Yuan asked the old man at the counter for a C-Rank alloy battle suit and a twenty-cubic-meter Spatial Ring.
• The old man quoted a total price of 1.6 million Blue Star coins, leaving Lu Yuan stunned.

Lu Yuan tested his new Spatial Ring, then visited Qin Tianlong and revealed that his Ice Blast Technique had already reached intermediate mastery. Qin Tianlong agreed to watch him demonstrate it, and they headed to the backyard.

• Lu Yuan activated his ice-blue Spatial Ring, confirmed its twenty-cubic-meter capacity, and stored his battle suit and cultivation resources inside.
• Lu Yuan treated Liu Yuan to a meal, then went to visit Qin Tianlong while Liu Yuan returned on his own.
• Qin Tianlong scolded Hu Dahai for making slow progress with the Ice Break Technique, and Lu Yuan arrived after the reprimand ended.
• Lu Yuan told Qin Tianlong that his Ice Blast Technique had reached intermediate mastery, surprising his teacher.
• Qin Tianlong asked Lu Yuan to demonstrate the technique, and Lu Yuan picked up a spear in the backyard.

Lu Yuan chose to pursue the S-class Detective Skill despite Qin Tianlong warning that his Spiritual Power might be too low. Qin Tianlong then explained the Sky Tree and its powerful fruit, which the Five Great Superpowers shared by agreement.

• Lu Yuan insisted on learning the S-class Detective Skill, and Qin Tianlong told him he could study it in the library by using his name.
• Wen Qiu visited Qin Tianlong’s residence with a sealed box of fruit, met Lu Yuan, and learned he was Qin Tianlong’s new disciple with an S-class ice-element ability.
• After Wen Qiu left, Qin Tianlong opened the box and explained that the Sky Tree grew in a restricted Underground World and bore fruit every four years.
• Qin Tianlong told Lu Yuan that the Five Great Superpowers divided the Sky Tree’s S+-, SS+-, and SSS+-rank fruit, with Great Xia usually giving each Seventh-rank Grandmaster one S+-rank fruit per year.

Lu Yuan brought S-rank Blood Boosting Grass and the Sky Tree fruit to the Alchemy Hall to have them refined into pills. The head of the hall arrived to handle the rare resources.

• Lu Yuan asked the Alchemy Hall to refine his Blood Boosting Grass and Sky Tree fruit into pills.
• The student working at the window recognized the Blood Boosting Grass but not the fruit, so she went to fetch the hall's head.
• Jiang Yan greeted Lu Yuan, commented on his resources, and invited him to join his team after the Freshman Tournament.
• Lu Yuan declined Jiang Yan's invitation and said he planned to go alone.
• The Alchemy Hall's head arrived and asked where the Blood Boosting Grass was.

After learning that his family had moved to a better home, Lu Yuan used 6,000 Evolution Points to advance his Profound Nether Ice Soul Body to the Second Level. The breakthrough strengthened his attributes and greatly improved his control over Ice Elemental Energy, leaving him with 400 Evolution Points.

• Lu Yuan learned from his mother, Fang Wan, that his family had moved to Mingyue Residential Area.
• Lu Yuan returned to his bedroom and noticed that his Profound Nether Ice Soul Body could be upgraded.
• Lu Yuan spent 6,000 Evolution Points to advance his Profound Nether Ice Soul Body to the Second Level.
• Lu Yuan endured two hours of agony as he established five Primal Energy cycles and tempered his organs.
• Lu Yuan checked his improved attributes and demonstrated his precise control by making snowflakes fall from his palm.

Lu Yuan borrowed the last copy of the S-rank Mental Element skill Detective Skill and accepted Xia Qingyin's offer to teach him. After two hours of studying in the library's discussion area, he still found the skill difficult and struggled to focus.

• Lu Yuan searched the library and found the last available copy of the Detective Skill book.
• Xia Qingyin arrived to learn the same skill and offered to teach Lu Yuan in exchange for half the reading time.
• Lu Yuan agreed, recalling that Xia Qingyin had helped him in the Underground World.
• Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin registered the book and began a lesson in a quiet corner of the free discussion area.
• Lu Yuan struggled with Detective Skill and kept getting distracted during Xia Qingyin's two-hour lesson.

Lu Yuan trained for the upcoming Freshman Tournament and arranged to study Detective Skill with Xia Qingyin at the library. The next day, he trained in the morning and studied with her in the afternoon, finding that his learning had improved.

• Wang Youzhu teased Xia Qingyin about Lu Yuan, and Xia Qingyin explained that he had made a good impression on her.
• Lu Yuan went to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall and practiced his spear technique in a Grade C training room.
• Lu Yuan accepted Xia Qingyin's transfer and messaged her about her library schedule; she agreed to help him study Detective Skill.
• The next day, Lu Yuan trained in the morning, then studied with Xia Qingyin at the library and noticed his ability to learn the skill had improved.

Lu Yuan absorbed the Blood Rush Pill and Extreme Ice Pill while training, then developed his Detective Skill to elementary proficiency after studying for more than a week. He stopped visiting the library, leaving Xia Qingyin waiting for him there the next day without knowing he had already learned the skill.

• Lu Yuan swallowed the Blood Rush Pill and endured its fiery effects before absorbing the intensely cold Extreme Ice Pill.
• After more than a week of training in the mornings and studying at the library in the afternoons, Lu Yuan gained the Detective Skill at beginner proficiency.
• Lu Yuan spent 100 Evolution Points to raise Detective Skill to elementary proficiency and tested its ability to sense living beings within a radius of up to 3,000 meters.
• Lu Yuan told Xia Qingyin he would see her tomorrow, but decided to explain later that he had already learned the skill and would no longer need the library.
• The next morning, Lu Yuan trained at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall and told a staff member he had been studying a new skill in the afternoons.
• Xia Qingyin waited at the library, called Lu Yuan when he was nearly an hour late, and then continued studying when he did not answer.

Lu Yuan learned that Jack, another S-class ice-element freshman, had enrolled at Shencheng Supernatural University and continued training without concern. Jack arrived at his luxurious dorm and went out to approach two female students.

• Liu Yuan showed Lu Yuan a campus forum post announcing that Jack was the second freshman with an S-class ice-element ability.
• Lu Yuan and Liu Yuan went to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall to train.
• Jack arrived at Shencheng Supernatural University, having chosen it to compete with Lu Yuan.
• Jack admired his villa dormitory and then approached two second-year female students to introduce himself.