Recaps

Lu Yuan checked his improved status before attending Shencheng Supernatural University’s opening ceremony with Liu Yuan. At the athletic field, Jack tried to approach Xia Qingyin, then grew jealous when she happily spoke with Lu Yuan and decided to challenge him at the Freshman Tournament.

• Lu Yuan reviewed his attributes, put on his school uniform, and encouraged the nervous Liu Yuan before they headed to the central athletic field.
• Xia Qingyin and Wang Youzhu chatted while waiting among the freshmen, with Wang Youzhu teasing Xia Qingyin about seeing Lu Yuan again.
• Jack approached Xia Qingyin and asked to get to know her, but she bluntly rejected him.
• After hearing others discuss Xia Qingyin’s family, Jack imagined winning her over and then noticed her talking and laughing with Lu Yuan.
• Jack decided he would teach Lu Yuan a lesson at the Freshman Tournament.

At Shencheng Supernatural University’s freshman orientation, President Song Liyuan warned that resources favored the strong and announced that the Freshman Tournament would take place in the campus passage to the Underground World. He revealed bonus rewards and valuable prizes for top performers, leaving the freshmen eager to compete.

• Song Liyuan introduced Shencheng Supernatural University and warned freshmen that admission did not guarantee success because resources favored the strong.
• Song Liyuan announced that all freshmen would compete in the Freshman Tournament inside the Underground World.
• Song Liyuan used his aura to knock down the freshmen who whispered during his speech.
• Song Liyuan revealed that tournament placements would earn bonuses based on the value of collected spoils.
• Song Liyuan announced additional prizes, including a custom-fitted weapon opportunity and an S+ rank resource for the first-place winner.

After the opening ceremony, Lu Yuan prepared with the other freshmen for the Freshman Tournament and remained confident he would take first place. The tournament instructor explained that the seven-day competition would be held in the sealed Underground World, where students would earn points by killing fierce beasts.

• The opening ceremony ended, and Lu Yuan exchanged good-luck wishes with Xia Qingyin before returning to the dorm with Liu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan and the freshmen attended training, then gathered the next day in battle suits and with weapons for the Freshman Tournament.
• Lu Yuan lined up with Ice School and noticed Jack's hostility, while thinking of Xia Qingyin and the S-minus-class fire-element freshman as rivals.
• The tournament instructor announced that the seven-day competition would take place in the sealed Underground World and that fierce beasts would award points based on their strength.
• The instructor said the freshmen would receive tracking watches for maps, points, and rankings.

Lu Yuan and the other freshmen entered the Underground World for Shencheng Supernatural University’s 2052 Freshman Tournament. After receiving supplies and having their Spatial Rings inspected, the students began the competition in Tengfei City.

• The instructor explained the tournament’s scoring strategy and reminded the freshmen that they could form teams.
• The freshmen marched through the Underground World passage and arrived at Tengfei City, where Lu Yuan noticed vendors and guards stationed nearby.
• Lu Yuan received a tactical backpack and recording watch, checked his potions, and submitted his Spatial Ring for inspection.
• After staff confiscated prohibited items, the instructor officially started the 2052 Freshman Tournament.
• Liu Yuan wished Lu Yuan luck, and freshmen around them shouted out their ranking ambitions.

Lu Yuan hunted mantis shrimp during the Freshman Tournament and saw his rank rise, while Xia Qingyin reached second place and Wang Ze held the lead. The tournament had only just begun, with Lu Yuan heading toward the deeper region and the current rankings still developing.

• Lu Yuan killed two First Order Lower Rank mantis shrimp after rescuing three frightened freshmen, earning 20 points and reaching rank 155.
• Five hours into the tournament, Lu Yuan had 120 points and rank 120, but continued toward deeper regions instead of detouring to hunt weaker beasts.
• Xia Qingyin rode Little Blue through the shallow region, using Detective Skill and Little Blue’s attacks to reach 240 points and rank 2.
• Wang Ze checked his record watch and held first place with 300 points, using his S-rank wind-type ability, Eye of the Storm.

On the third day of the Freshman Tournament, Lu Yuan climbed the rankings by hunting Black Flower Deer and discovered he could use Evolution Points to raise his rank. He prepared to break through to First Order Upper Rank in the Underground World.

• Upperclassmen watched the freshmen on display screens as teams chose whether to face First Order Lower Rank or First Order Middle Rank beasts.
• Xiao Yan questioned Qin Tianlong about the two S-class ice ability freshmen, while Qin Tianlong watched Xu Bing rank ninth and his disciple Lu Yuan rank eighty-seventh.
• Lu Yuan found a herd of Black Flower Deer and killed several with Ice Blades, raising his tournament rank from sixty-first to twenty-third.
• Lu Yuan checked his status and found he had 2,050 Evolution Points and could spend them to advance his rank.
• Lu Yuan decided to break through to First Order Upper Rank before nightfall, expecting the breakthrough to keep nearby beasts away.

Lu Yuan broke through to the Second Order Lower Rank in the Underground World, impressing Qin Tianlong, while Xia Qingyin took first place by hunting in the deeper region. On the fourth day, Lu Yuan entered that region and sensed a tall person nearby, whom he suspected was Jack.

• Lu Yuan completed his breakthrough to the Second Order Lower Rank, raising his spirit and blood and qi.
• Qin Tianlong watched Lu Yuan’s breakthrough and felt relieved that he had taken him as a disciple.
• Xia Qingyin used Detective Skill to find beasts in the deeper region and climbed to first place with 6,560 points.
• On the fourth day, Lu Yuan entered the deeper region and heard footsteps nearby.
• Lu Yuan used Detective Skill, sensed a tall person, guessed it was Jack, and decided to attack if he was not an upperclassman patrol member.
• The tall, dark-skinned young man with curly hair heard Lu Yuan approaching and lit up.

Lu Yuan defeated Jack and continued hunting ferocious beasts, rapidly climbing the Freshman Tournament rankings. By the end of the fifth day, he had reached eighth place, pushing Xu Bing down.

• Lu Yuan defeated Jack, gained points, and left while patrolmen helped Jack away.
• Lu Yuan hunted ferocious beasts with Ice Blades and saw how much his strength had improved.
• Lu Yuan climbed from nineteenth place to twelfth, drawing interest from several university teams.
• Lu Yuan continued hunting through the fifth day and reached eighth place with 12,500 points.
• Lu Yuan's rise pushed Xu Bing, favored by Xiao Yan, out of eighth place.

Lu Yuan discovered Xu Bing camping nearby and attacked him to earn points, despite Xu Bing’s fire element seeming to counter his ice. Lu Yuan’s Second Order Lower Rank strength and skills overcame Xu Bing’s defenses, and he sent Xu Bing’s broadsword flying.

• Lu Yuan sensed Xu Bing nearby with Detective Skill and left his tent to attack him.
• The Blazing Gryphon Cub shoved Xu Bing aside, taking Lu Yuan’s Ice Blade attack and suffering bloody gashes.
• Xu Bing charged Lu Yuan with his flaming broadsword, but their weapons and elements clashed evenly.
• Xu Bing used Extreme Flame Slash while the Blazing Gryphon Cub fired at Lu Yuan, whose Ice Seal Shield withstood the attacks.
• Lu Yuan revealed he was Second Order Lower Rank, dodged the fireballs, and knocked Xu Bing’s broadsword away with an upward spear thrust.

On the sixth day of the Freshman Tournament, Lu Yuan encountered a Second Order Upper Rank Two-headed Mad Dog and killed it with one use of Ice Blast Technique. His effortless victory astonished the watching upperclassmen and left Liu Hong determined to recruit him for the Silver Wolf Team.

• Freshmen hunted each other for points as the tournament entered its full-throttle stage, while Lu Yuan continued killing beasts deeper in the Underground World.
• Lu Yuan encountered a Second Order Upper Rank Two-headed Mad Dog worth 6,000 points, and the upperclassmen watching worried or cheered for him.
• Xiao Yan hoped the Two-headed Mad Dog would defeat Lu Yuan, though he knew Lu Yuan was strong.
• Lu Yuan unleashed Ice Blast Technique and killed the Two-headed Mad Dog in one blow.
• The upperclassmen recognized Ice Blast Technique as Dean Qin's self-created S-rank Skill, and Liu Hong resolved to recruit Lu Yuan for the Silver Wolf Team.

On the final day of the Freshman Tournament, Lu Yuan and Wang Ze headed toward each other, eager to test their strength. They met and began fighting, but the chapter ended as Wang Ze raised his saber to face Lu Yuan.

• Lu Yuan checked the newly revealed map and saw that Xia Qingyin led the rankings, while Wang Ze was closest to him among the nearby freshmen.
• Lu Yuan and Wang Ze spotted each other moving toward them on the map and anticipated their upcoming battle.
• Lu Yuan used Detective Skill to identify Wang Ze’s Companion Beast as the Gale Azure Eagle, a wind-type beast.
• Lu Yuan and Wang Ze met and exchanged greetings before the battle began.
• Lu Yuan fired several Ice Blades and charged with his Black Dragon Spear, but Wang Ze and the Gale Azure Eagle dodged them easily.
• Wang Ze drew his long saber and prepared to fight Lu Yuan directly.

Lu Yuan defeated Wang Ze and rose to second place, then encountered a Third Order Lower Rank Blazing Tiger in the Underground World. He charged at the fire-type beast, and the chapter ended as his Black Dragon Spear reached it.

• Lu Yuan drove Wang Ze into activating his Primal Energy Shield, eliminating him from the fight.
• Lu Yuan checked his ranking and saw that he stood second behind Xia Qingyin, who had defeated Fang Shi.
• A Third Order Lower Rank Blazing Tiger appeared in the forest, and Lu Yuan went to face it while Wang Ze and the senior students stayed to watch.
• Lu Yuan used Ice Flash and attacked the Blazing Tiger with his Black Dragon Spear as he began his Ice Blast Technique.

Lu Yuan easily defeated a Third Order Lower Rank Blazing Tiger and secured first place in the Freshman Tournament. Xia Qingyin sought him out for a spar, lost, and activated her Primal Energy shield afterward.

• Lu Yuan killed the Third Order Lower Rank Blazing Tiger in a few moves, stunning Wang Ze and the patrolling upperclassmen.
• The upperclassmen praised Lu Yuan, while Xiao Yan left the instructors' seats with conflicted feelings.
• Silver Wolf Team deputy captain Liu Hong decided to recruit Lu Yuan and offered him the deputy captain position a year later.
• Xia Qingyin saw Lu Yuan's first-place ranking and hurried to meet him rather than eliminate herself from the tournament.
• Xia Qingyin asked Lu Yuan to spar, but he repeatedly drove her back and proved too strong for her.
• Xia Qingyin thanked Lu Yuan after the satisfying fight and activated her Primal Energy shield.

Lu Yuan and his companions returned from the Underground World to a warm welcome, and the top four freshmen had their spoils evaluated. After Fang Shi, Wang Ze, and Xia Qingyin received their totals, Lu Yuan’s first-place winnings remained to be announced.

• A crowd welcomed Lu Yuan, Xia Qingyin, Wang Ze, and Fang Shi back, and Principal Song Liyuan praised their performance before asking Lu Yuan to visit his office.
• Instructor Jiang Guang led the four students to have their spoils counted, followed by curious freshmen and upperclassmen.
• Fang Shi’s spoils were valued at 980,000, which became 2.45 million with his bonus.
• Wang Ze’s spoils totaled 1.4 million and became 4.2 million after his bonus.
• Xia Qingyin’s spoils totaled 1.9 million and became 5.7 million after her bonus, and she praised Xiao Lan through their mental link.

Lu Yuan received his share of the Freshman Tournament rewards, then joined Xia Qingyin and Wang Ze for a commemorative photo with their trophies. After the photo, several teams rushed to recruit him, and Liu Hong of the Silver Wolf Team offered him resources, Underground World excursions, and a vice-captain position.

• Jiang Guang transferred 15.25 million Blue Star coins to Lu Yuan and told the group their other rewards would arrive within three days.
• An instructor took Lu Yuan, Xia Qingyin, and Wang Ze to the campus monument for a photo commemorating the tournament’s top three.
• The instructor gave the three students their trophies, and they posed for a photograph together.
• Wang Ze told Lu Yuan he would challenge him again, while Xia Qingyin congratulated him before they both left.
• Several teams approached Lu Yuan to recruit him, and Liu Hong offered him a place on the Silver Wolf Team with resources, veteran-led Underground World trips, and a vice-captain position in a year.

After returning from seven days in the Underground World, Lu Yuan received 1,000 Credit Points and used Evolution Points to break through to Second Order Middle Rank. Meanwhile, Liu Yuan proudly told his mother that he had placed fifteenth in the Freshman Tournament.

• Lu Yuan returned to his dorm after earning 15.2 million Blue Star coins in the Underground World and slept until night.
• Lu Yuan received 1,000 Credit Points for his Freshman Tournament performance and ordered a bottle of Second Order Frozen Elemental Gathering Liquid.
• Ling Weiwei called Lu Yuan to confirm he had received the Credit Points and encouraged him with his cultivation.
• Lu Yuan checked his status, spent 7,000 Evolution Points, and began breaking through to Second Order Middle Rank.
• Liu Yuan video-called his mother and told her he had placed fifteenth in the Freshman Tournament.

Lu Yuan broke through to the Second Order Lower Rank, improved three ice skills, and met Principal Song Liyuan, who praised his progress and gave him a skill book. The chapter ended with Lu Yuan learning about the upcoming virtual-reality freshman tournament and receiving Song Liyuan's book.

• Lu Yuan finished his breakthrough, raising his spirit to 451 Hz and his blood qi to 1053 cal.
• Lu Yuan spent Evolution Points to advance Ice Blade, Ice Seal Shield, and Ice Flash to Intermediate Proficiency.
• Lu Yuan reheated and ate his cold takeout, then visited Principal Song Liyuan the next day.
• Song Liyuan praised Lu Yuan for reaching the Second Order and learned that he had advanced to the Second Order Middle Rank.
• Song Liyuan explained that the Xida Prestigious University Freshman Tournament would take place in a virtual-reality system.
• Song Liyuan retrieved a thick skill book from his bookshelf and offered it to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan visited the Beast Egg Shop to claim an egg from Principal Song and entered the ice-type incubation room to inspect the available choices. He learned that the eggs had different prices and payment requirements, but had not chosen one yet.

• Lu Yuan went to the Beast Egg Shop after leaving the principal's office and ran into Hu Dahai, who congratulated him on winning the Freshman Tournament.
• Lu Yuan told Hu Dahai that Principal Song had sent him to collect a beast egg, and Hu Dahai encouraged him to represent Xida Prestigious University at the upcoming tournament.
• A staff member recognized Lu Yuan and led him to the room for ice-type beast eggs.
• Lu Yuan entered the cold room alone and inspected eggs in their incubators, including a Cold Insect Egg with a First Order Upper Rank adult limit and a price of 280,000 Blue Star coins.
• Lu Yuan discovered that some beast eggs could be bought with Blue Star coins while others required Credit Points.

After taking first place in the Freshman Tournament, Lu Yuan registered his Ice-Spike Snake egg and visited Qin Tianlong, who offered to help him learn an SS-rank skill. Qin Tianlong also explained how to advance the Body Tempering Art to its Third Level.

• Lu Yuan registered the Ice-Spike Snake egg, signed an autograph for a staff member's daughter, and placed the egg in his dorm room to hatch.
• Qin Tianlong praised Lu Yuan for winning the Freshman Tournament and offered him a reward.
• Lu Yuan showed Qin Tianlong the SS-rank Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array skill book from Song Liyuan, and Qin Tianlong offered to help him learn it.
• Lu Yuan asked about advancing his Body Tempering Art, and Qin Tianlong explained that reaching the Third Level required tempering all twelve primary meridians and eight extraordinary meridians.

After training with Qin Tianlong, Lu Yuan prepared for the upcoming Xida Prestigious University Freshman Tournament and arranged a custom spear with Yu Yan. He then visited the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall to use its virtual reality equipment.

• Lu Yuan woke up at Qin Tianlong's home and joined him for lunch.
• Qin Tianlong guided Lu Yuan in tempering his meridians and studying Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array for four hours.
• Lu Yuan left Qin Tianlong's home and headed to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall to continue training for the next tournament.
• Yu Yan offered to make Lu Yuan a spear, and Lu Yuan requested a 2.9-meter, roughly 80-kilogram spear with a detachable spearhead and an Ice Vein Mineral Crystal incorporated into it.
• Lu Yuan arrived at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall, where a staff member told him its virtual reality equipment cost 50,000 Blue Star coins per hour.

Lu Yuan trained in virtual reality, testing his skills against Blazing Tigers and other vicious beasts before leaving after two hours. Across the hall, Xia Qingyin decided to bring her leftover cakes to Lu Yuan and his roommate.

• Lu Yuan generated a Third Order Lower Rank Blazing Tiger and defeated it without using Ice Blast Technique.
• He tested Ice Blast Technique against a stationary Third Order Middle Rank Blazing Tiger and found it took two uses to kill it.
• Lu Yuan fought randomly generated beasts to gain combat experience, then left virtual reality and noted that the fights earned him no Evolution Points.
• Xia Qingyin shared her cakes with Wang Youzhu and Little Blue, then decided to bring the leftovers to Lu Yuan and his roommate.

Lu Yuan cultivated with Second Order Frozen Elemental Gathering Liquid in a B-rank cultivation room, was impressed by its effects, and ordered more. Back at the dorm, Liu Yuan told him that a neighbor had made two cakes for him, and Lu Yuan began eating one.

• Lu Yuan rented a B-rank cultivation room at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall and applied Second Order Frozen Elemental Gathering Liquid.
• Lu Yuan absorbed Primal Energy for an hour, praised the liquid's effects, and ordered ten more bottles for 200 Credit Points.
• Lu Yuan returned to the dorm and found two untouched cakes on the coffee table.
• Liu Yuan told Lu Yuan that a beauty from across the hall had made the cakes especially for him and pushed them into his hands.
• Lu Yuan opened a container and tasted the fluffy cake and whipped cream.

Lu Yuan's Ice-Ridge Snake hatched, bonded with him, and was named Little Ice. Over the next ten days, Little Ice advanced to First Order Middle Rank, while Lu Yuan learned Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array and successfully summoned eight ice swords.

• The Ice-Ridge Snake hatched, and Lu Yuan completed their contract by feeding it his blood.
• Lu Yuan named the snake Little Ice, and it happily accepted the name.
• Lu Yuan trained with Qin Tianlong each morning and took Little Ice to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall each afternoon and evening for ten days.
• Little Ice advanced to First Order Middle Rank, while Lu Yuan finished his pills and reached beginner-level proficiency with Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array.
• Lu Yuan spent 120 Evolution Points to raise the skill to Elementary and summoned eight ice swords with Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array.

Lu Yuan visited Yu Yan to collect the custom spear Yu Yan had forged from his design. After Lu Yuan infused it with Primal Energy, its shaft turned silver-white and grew heavier as he added more Ice Elemental Energy.

• Lu Yuan declined Xia Qingyin's invitation to run together and headed to Yu Yan's residence with Little Ice.
• Yu Yan welcomed Lu Yuan and led him to the forge, where the finished spear had been sealed in ice.
• Yu Yan handed Lu Yuan the top-heavy spear, whose dense spearhead contrasted with its unusually light, soft shaft.
• Lu Yuan poured Primal Energy into the spear, making its shaft turn silver-white as blue grooves lit up.
• Lu Yuan found that the shaft grew heavier the more Ice Elemental Energy he infused into it.

Lu Yuan upgraded Ice Shard Ring Body, then accepted A-rank and B-rank missions to earn Credit Points and prepared supplies for another trip into the Underground World. Jiang Xuanran noticed the freshman champion’s strength before leaving the Mission Center, while Lu Yuan bought a Swiftness Pill and other supplies.

• Lu Yuan spent 600 Evolution Points to raise Ice Shard Ring Body from Intermediate to Advanced, increasing the number of orbiting ice shards from four to five.
• At the Mission Center, Lu Yuan claimed an A-rank mission to obtain a tiger penis from a Blazing Tiger at least at Third Order Middle Rank.
• Jiang Xuanran recognized Lu Yuan as the freshman who had killed a Third Order Lower Rank Blazing Tiger in one move and left with the Silver Wolf Team.
• Lu Yuan accepted one A-rank and one B-rank mission, earning a combined reward of 200 Credit Points.
• Lu Yuan bought pills and potions at the Resource Trading Office, including a Swiftness Pill he remembered had helped him survive a Blazing Tiger.