Recaps

Lu Yuan tracked down and killed Noah, then took valuable resources from his Spatial Ring and discarded it to avoid being tracked. Elsewhere, Jiang Xuanran stole a Phantom Thunder Mushroom from a Sakura Country team and fled.

• Lu Yuan used Detective Skill to find Noah climbing down the mountain rocks and caught up with him.
• Noah tried to fight Lu Yuan but was easily killed, and Lu Yuan took Noah's Fifth Order Guardian Talisman and Spatial Ring.
• Lu Yuan removed valuable cultivation resources from Noah's Spatial Ring, wiped it, and threw it down the mountain to avoid possible tracking.
• A Sakura Country team discovered a Phantom Thunder Mushroom, which they believed was an SS-rank resource.
• Jiang Xuanran snatched the mushroom and fled, prompting the team to chase her.

Jiang Xuanran was trapped in a cave by a Bewitching Heart Orchid’s hallucinogenic gas, which left her weak and feverish despite taking a Calming Heart Pill. Lu Yuan found her while searching for shelter from the rain and dragged her out of the cave with an ice vine, but her rescue was not yet complete.

• Jiang Xuanran recalled her childhood and her strict father’s expectations after she awakened the S-rank Jade Pure Divine Thunder ability.
• A Bewitching Heart Orchid released hallucinogenic gas that weakened Jiang Xuanran and left her feverish.
• Jiang Xuanran took a fourth-tier Calming Heart Pill, but it did not ease the effects of the gas.
• Lu Yuan sought shelter from the rain after killing Noah and his group, then found Jiang Xuanran collapsed in a cave.
• Lu Yuan used an ice vine to pull Jiang Xuanran out of the cave without entering the gas himself.

Lu Yuan suppressed the hallucinogenic gas in Jiang Xuanran’s body, and she recovered enough to change clothes, though she still could not stand. As they prepared to spend the night in the cave, the Sakura Country team confronted them, and Lu Yuan boldly declared that they were the ones who would not get away.

• Lu Yuan used icy Primal Energy to suppress the hallucinogenic gas in Jiang Xuanran’s body while keeping his eyes closed.
• Jiang Xuanran’s burning sensation disappeared, and she changed into a fresh battle suit, but her legs remained too weak for her to stand.
• Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran left the cave as the rain stopped, and Lu Yuan began preparing beast meat over a bonfire.
• The Sakura Country team, whose members were all Fifth Order Middle Rank ability users, approached with leering smiles.
• Lu Yuan used his analysis watch to understand the team’s threat and answered that they were the ones who would not get away.
• Jiang Xuanran noticed that Lu Yuan had reached Fourth Order Middle Rank and worried as she realized he would face all five opponents alone.

Lu Yuan hunted ferocious beasts and spent Evolution Points improving his skills and Profound Nether Ice Soul Body, reaching five-digit vitality. A sudden tremor interrupted him, and he wondered if the Mirror of Time and Space had appeared again.

• Jiang Xuanran returned Lu Yuan's activated Fifth Order Guardian Talisman, shared a meal with him, and parted ways with him the next day.
• Lu Yuan spent the next several days hunting ferocious beasts, accumulating 420,000 Evolution Points without encountering other ability users.
• Lu Yuan spent 112,000 Evolution Points to raise Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array to Supreme-grade, increasing its maximum number of ice swords to 30 and greatly boosting their impact.
• Lu Yuan spent another 140,000 Evolution Points to advance the Profound Nether Ice Soul Body to its Sixth Level, raising his vitality to 10,100 calories.
• A sudden tremor startled Lu Yuan, who wondered whether the Mirror of Time and Space had appeared again.

Lu Yuan escaped the volcanic eruption by running more than 500 kilometers, then returned to the lava’s edge on the final day before No. 7 Lost Ruin closed. There, he saw a huge beast emerge from the lava.

• Lu Yuan outran the lava while a lone warrior tried to attack him, but the warrior’s whip failed to crack Lu Yuan’s Ice Seal Shield and the lava caught up to him.
• Lu Yuan ran for half an hour, covering more than 500 kilometers, then collapsed and rested for four hours.
• Lu Yuan returned toward the volcanic area and killed several ferocious beasts along the way.
• On the fourth day, Lu Yuan reached the edge of the lava and took photos of the scene.
• A small horn appeared in the lava, followed by a massive beast that climbed out and shook molten lava from its body.

Lu Yuan fought and killed the fifth-tier mid-level Blazing Salamander, earning 250,000 Evolution Points. He ended the battle exhausted but excited by the reward.

• The Blazing Salamander mistook Lu Yuan for a snack and attacked him with its claws and flames, but he dodged with Ice Flash and relied on his Ice Seal Shield.
• Lu Yuan waited for the Blazing Salamander to charge its Flame Bomb, then unleashed Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array.
• Lu Yuan’s ice swords damaged the Blazing Salamander’s wings and filled its body with ice energy, leaving it unable to escape.
• Lu Yuan recognized that the Blazing Salamander was only pretending to be dead because he had not received Evolution Points, and finished it with an Ice Spear.
• The system awarded Lu Yuan 250,000 Evolution Points for killing the Blazing Salamander.

After the No. 7 Lost Ruin erupted, Lu Yuan reunited with Jiang Xuanran and joined her at an auction in the trading center. He exchanged lower-value loot for 627 ruin coins and watched the auction begin with fifth-order Enlightenment Pills as the first lot.

• Jiang Xuanran met Lu Yuan and invited him to an auction instead of letting him return to the Great Xia Kingdom.
• Lu Yuan exchanged loot from the No. 7 Lost Ruin, including a huge Blazing Salamander crystal, for 627 ruin coins, while Jiang Xuanran kept her Phantom Thunder Mushroom and received 140 coins.
• Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran took seats among more than a hundred ability users awaiting the auction.
• The host opened the auction by offering fifteen fifth-order Enlightenment Pills, with a limit of one per buyer and a starting bid of 15 ruin coins.

Lu Yuan won the Life Grass at auction, hoping to use it to restore his mother Fang Wan’s severed limbs. He and Jiang Xuanran returned to Great Xia and arrived in Shencheng City.

• Lu Yuan learned that Life Grass could restore severed limbs for ability users of fifth rank and below, and realized it could save his mother, Fang Wan.
• Lu Yuan bid 400 relic coins for the Life Grass, then outbid a burly captain’s 500-coin offer with 600 coins.
• The burly captain refused his teammate’s suggestion to rob Lu Yuan, recognizing that Lu Yuan was powerful enough to defeat a fifth-rank, mid-level Blazing Salamander.
• Lu Yuan won the Life Grass and received a staff member’s warning to protect it after leaving the auction.
• Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran flew from Moerben International Airport to Shencheng City in Great Xia and headed for the exit.

After returning from the No. 7 Lost Ruin, Lu Yuan reunited with Xia Qingyin and spent the afternoon with her before showing Qin Tianlong the treasures he had found. The chapter ends with Lu Yuan asking Qin Tianlong to appraise his dragon blood.

• Lu Yuan returned to Shencheng Supernatural University after three weeks away and washed before meeting Xia Qingyin.
• Xia Qingyin told Lu Yuan she wanted him to spend more time with her, and they shared a kiss.
• Lu Yuan spent the afternoon with Xia Qingyin, then visited Qin Tianlong that evening.
• Lu Yuan showed Qin Tianlong the dragon blood, Ice Crystal Glazed Fruit, and SS+ skill scroll Myriad Flower Ice Mirror from the No. 7 Lost Ruin.
• Qin Tianlong marveled at the treasures, and Lu Yuan asked him to appraise the dragon blood.

Lu Yuan absorbed diluted ice dragon blood under Qin Tianlong’s supervision, enduring intense physical pain and savage impulses before adapting to it. He emerged with greatly increased blood vitality and improved abilities, while Qin Tianlong encouraged him to perform well at the National Supernatural University Competition in three weeks.

• Qin Tianlong poured diluted dragon blood over Lu Yuan and warned him that absorbing it would hurt.
• Lu Yuan endured the burning pain and fought to keep the dragon blood’s savage influence from controlling his mind.
• After twelve hours, Lu Yuan finished absorbing the dragon blood and reported feeling stronger, with smoother Primal Energy circulation and greater Elemental Energy Purity.
• Lu Yuan checked his stats and saw that his blood vitality had risen by 3,000 calories to 13,100.
• Qin Tianlong noted Lu Yuan’s good absorption and urged him to perform well at the National Supernatural University Competition.

Jiang Xuanran declined to captain Shencheng Supernatural University's team and recommended Lu Yuan, citing his feat in the No. 7 Lost Ruin. Lu Yuan accepted the appointment, and the announcement caused a major uproar on the Campus Forum, where Xia Qingyin learned he was captain.

• Jiang Xuanran told Song Liyuan she would not be team captain and recommended Lu Yuan instead.
• Jiang Xuanran explained that Lu Yuan had fought the five-man team from Sakura Country alone and obtained a Fifth Order Middle Rank Blazing Salamander crystal core.
• Song Liyuan agreed to appoint Lu Yuan, and Lu Yuan accepted when Song Liyuan contacted him on Q-Chat.
• The school announced Lu Yuan as captain, surprising students and sparking arguments across the Campus Forum.
• Wang Youzhu showed Xia Qingyin the announcement, and Xia Qingyin reacted in surprise that Lu Yuan was captain.

Lu Yuan proved his strength as team captain by posting a video of his ice swords dealing 518,000 kilograms of damage, then brought the precious Life Grass home to Fang Wan. After she swallowed it, her severed arm began to regrow and the signs of exhaustion vanished from her face.

• Lu Yuan sent Song Liyuan a video of his ice swords striking the testing instrument for 518,000 kilograms of damage.
• Song Liyuan had the video added to the official announcement, and students on the Campus Forum changed their minds about Lu Yuan being captain.
• Lu Yuan traveled to Fengyang City with the Life Grass to surprise his mother, Fang Wan.
• Lu Yuan told Fang Wan that the Life Grass could restore her arm, and she swallowed it.
• Green specks appeared over Fang Wan's severed arm as it began to regrow, while the wrinkles on her face disappeared.

Lu Yuan spent Evolution Points to evolve Little Ice into a West Tier Lower Rank, then trained with it at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall. Xia Qingyin and Little Blue met them there, and Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin later worked together to master Myriad Flower Ice Mirror.

• Lu Yuan used 90,000 Evolution Points to evolve Little Ice from Third Order Lower Rank to West Tier Lower Rank, greatly increasing its size and strength.
• Lu Yuan and Little Ice trained together at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall.
• Xia Qingyin and Little Blue waited for Lu Yuan outside the hall, and Xia Qingyin embraced him when he arrived.
• Little Blue was shocked to learn that the enormous snake beside Lu Yuan was Little Ice.
• Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin focused on mastering the SS+ skill Myriad Flower Ice Mirror together.

Lu Yuan was ambushed on his way back to his dorm by a teacher possessed by a clone of the Soul Devouring King. Protected by a Fifth Order Guardian Talisman, he fought back with ice abilities, and the battle continued as his Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array attacked the clone.

• Lu Yuan walked back from the Ice-type Ability Hall and encountered a middle-aged teacher beneath a flickering streetlamp.
• The teacher revealed his murderous intent, and Lu Yuan recognized him as a clone of the Soul Devouring King.
• The clone attacked with Raging Wind Sweep, but Lu Yuan’s Fifth Order Guardian Talisman blocked the strike.
• Lu Yuan and the clone exchanged Wind Blades and Ice Blades, then used their stronger abilities against each other.
• Lu Yuan sent thirty ice swords at the clone with Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array, and the clone responded with Gale Vortex.

Lu Yuan joined Shencheng Supernatural University’s competition team and met the other four contestants at their training warehouse. He introduced himself as captain after the team shared their abilities and roles.

• Lu Yuan found that 450,000 Evolution Points were still not enough for him to break through, and he planned to strengthen Myriad Flower Ice Mirror before the competition.
• Jiang Xuanran added Lu Yuan to a group chat with the other four Shencheng Supernatural University contestants and made him the group owner.
• Lu Yuan arrived early at the warehouse, where Jiang Xuanran, Mu Xin, Liu Hong, and Wang Ji were already waiting.
• Lu Yuan greeted the team, and Wang Ji reconsidered his doubts about Lu Yuan after seeing his humble manner.
• Jiang Xuanran, Mu Xin, Liu Hong, and Wang Ji introduced their abilities, ranks, and combat roles.
• Lu Yuan said he would properly introduce himself and explain why he had become captain.

Lu Yuan demonstrated the overwhelming power of his Supreme-grade Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array, leaving the team amazed while insisting that they still needed to train. The team then assessed the strongest students at the other prestigious universities, including a rare Beast Taming System ability user.

• Lu Yuan used Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array and drove the testing equipment's reading up to 1,530 tons.
• Wang Ji, Liu Hong, and Jiang Xuanran were stunned by Lu Yuan's strength and his Supreme-grade mastery.
• Mu Xinyu joked that the team could slack off because Lu Yuan could defeat their opponents alone, but Lu Yuan insisted they must keep training.
• The team reviewed the rival universities' strongest students and learned that Modu's Song Fei had an S-rank Dark-type ability, Jingbei had no West Tier Upper Rank students, and Tianshan's Li Xi'er had a rare Beast Taming System ability.

Lu Yuan mastered Myriad Flower Ice Mirror and used his Evolution Points to raise it to master-level proficiency. He stopped after judging its defense could withstand an impact of at least 2,500 tons, then prepared to test the skill for the first time.

• Lu Yuan told Qin Tianlong he had mastered Myriad Flower Ice Mirror and left the skill scroll at his teacher's home.
• Lu Yuan went to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall and raised Myriad Flower Ice Mirror from beginner to low-level proficiency for 200 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan spent more Evolution Points to raise the skill to intermediate, then advanced, and finally master-level proficiency.
• Lu Yuan assessed that master-level Myriad Flower Ice Mirror could disperse 60% of impact force and withstand at least 1,000 tons of impact.
• Lu Yuan decided to test Myriad Flower Ice Mirror and used the skill for the first time.

Lu Yuan spent Evolution Points to raise his Spear technique, Frost Spear Continuous Attack, and Winter Cage to Supreme-grade as he prepared for the National Supernatural University Competition. On the day before the competition, his teammates noticed Jiang Xuanran's special attention toward him and began gossiping about her feelings.

• Lu Yuan advanced his Spear technique and Frost Spear Continuous Attack to Supreme-grade, greatly increasing his close-combat power.
• Lu Yuan raised Winter Cage to Supreme-grade, expanding its range and adding icy mist that slowed opponents' movement and thoughts.
• Lu Yuan trained consistently with his team, which completed its final group session the day before the competition.
• Jiang Xuanran offered Lu Yuan water, and Mu Xin and Liu Hong pointed out that she did not usually do that for anyone else.
• Liu Hong reflected that Jiang Xuanran seemed to have developed feelings for Lu Yuan, while a teammate began to say Lu Yuan might already have someone.

After three weeks of cultivation, Lu Yuan joined Shencheng Supernatural University’s team and traveled to the National Supernatural University Competition venue. The chapter ended with their aircraft landing and the team boarding a special vehicle guarded by supernatural ability user soldiers.

• Lu Yuan’s spirit increased by 700 Hz from pills made with Ice Crystal Glazed Fruit, while his blood and qi rose by 600 cal.
• Lu Yuan handed his five competition tickets to Qin Tianlong, Fang Wan, Xia Qingyin, Li Ming, and Director Li.
• Students cheered for Lu Yuan and the Shencheng Supernatural University team as they boarded an A-class aircraft.
• The aircraft carried the competitors to the airport, where they transferred to a special vehicle staffed by supernatural ability user soldiers.

The 2052 National Supernatural University Competition opened in Jingbei City, where Shencheng Supernatural University's team entered led by captain Lu Yuan. Guan Feng explained the rules and group-stage schedule, leaving the teams set to draw lots for the competition's four groups.

• Guan Feng welcomed the teams from 256 supernatural universities to the competition venue in Jingbei City.
• Lu Yuan led Shencheng Supernatural University's team into the venue with Little Ice, Jiang Xuanran, Mu Xin, Liu Hong, and Wang Ji.
• Fang Wan watched proudly, Xia Qingyin silently wished Lu Yuan well, and Li Ming and Director Li were astonished to learn he was the team's captain.
• The four prestigious university teams entered first, followed by the Twenty-Four University Alliance and the remaining 224 universities.
• Guan Feng announced that teams could use only S-rank-or-lower alloy battle suits and weapons, and that using other items or medicines counted as cheating.
• Guan Feng explained that the 256 universities would be divided into four groups of 64, each with one prestigious university; teams would play four daily matches and need at least three wins to qualify.

The group preliminaries began, and Shencheng Supernatural University was drawn against Black Wind Supernatural University, a much weaker team. The chapter ended as the teams entered the virtual arena for their match.

• Guan Feng asked the captains to draw lots, and the teams were assigned to groups for the preliminaries.
• Lu Yuan saw that Shencheng Supernatural University's first opponent was Black Wind Supernatural University, ranked 188th the previous year.
• Mu Xin and Liu Hong suggested resting at the hotel while they waited for their match.
• Black Wind Supernatural University's captain considered forfeiting but decided the team would fight despite the strength gap.
• Guan Feng announced the twenty-first match, and the crowd roared for Shencheng as the competitors headed to the virtual arena.

Lin Xiangyu watched the National Supernatural University Competition and discovered that Lu Yuan was captain of Shencheng Supernatural University. Their team drew Tianyue Supernatural University as its first Qualifying Round opponent, leaving Tianyue’s players worried about facing an all-S-class lineup.

• Lin Xiangyu watched the competition with her roommate Zhizhi and wondered how Lu Yuan was doing.
• Lin Xiangyu recognized Lu Yuan as the handsome captain of Shencheng Supernatural University on the broadcast.
• Lu Yuan learned that Shencheng Supernatural University’s first Qualifying Round match would be against Tianyue Supernatural University and returned to the hotel to rest.
• Tianyue’s team learned it would face Shencheng, and captain Wang Xiong and his teammates despaired over the matchup.

Lin Xiangyu showed her roommate proof that Lu Yuan was her former classmate and learned that he would captain Shencheng Supernatural University against Tianyue Supernatural University. Lu Yuan agreed to start with the team match, which opened with both teams’ support players activating their light abilities.

• Lin Xiangyu showed her roommate a graduation photo confirming that Lu Yuan was her high school classmate and explained that he was competing as Shencheng Supernatural University’s freshman captain.
• Lin Xiangyu and her roommate realized that Lu Yuan’s opponent was Tianyue Supernatural University and doubted her school could win.
• At the arena, Wang Xiong asked Lu Yuan to begin with the team match, and Lu Yuan agreed.
• The teams and host Guan Feng announced the change, then all ten competitors summoned their Companion Beasts in the virtual arena.
• Both teams’ support players used Holy Light of the Temple and Pure White Light, illuminating the arena and boosting their teams.

Shencheng Supernatural University advanced to the finals after its second-round opponent forfeited, and Lu Yuan introduced Xia Qingyin to his mother. The finals began with Guan Feng announcing a beast-hunting quarterfinal format, but the grand-final rules had not yet been revealed.

• Shencheng Supernatural University advanced after its second qualifying-round opponent forfeited.
• Lu Yuan told Xia Qingyin that his mother was nearby, then introduced Xia Qingyin to Fang Wan as his girlfriend.
• Fang Wan welcomed Xia Qingyin and took her shopping.
• After two days of elimination rounds, the rankings from 256th to 17th were decided and the finals began.
• Guan Feng announced that the quarterfinals would last twelve hours in separate virtual Underground Worlds, where teams would hunt fierce beasts for points.
• Guan Feng explained that the top four teams would reach the semifinals and that the other twelve would compete in placement matches before he began to announce the grand-final rules.

Shenzhen University’s team entered the quarter-finals, and Lu Yuan used his far-reaching Detective Skill to locate a fifth-tier ferocious beast. The team reached a Titan Giant Bear and began their attack, with Lu Yuan preparing to fight it.

• All 16 teams entered the Underground World, where Lu Yuan used Detective Skill to sense the ferocious beasts across the arena.
• Jiang Xuanran asked about Lu Yuan’s perception range, and he answered that he could sense everything before pointing the team toward a fifth-tier beast.
• The team traveled southeast for over an hour and reached the Titan Giant Bear as spectators watched.
• Lu Yuan told Wang Ji, Liu Hong, and Jiang Xuanran to hold the bear down and asked Mu Xin to boost him.
• Liu Hong raised a wall of fire, which the Titan Giant Bear smashed through, and Wang Ji conjured a wall of water.