Recaps

Lu Yuan's single skill instantly killed the Titan Giant Bear, helping Shencheng Supernatural University dominate the quarter-finals. After the competition, he assessed the other universities' strongest contenders and began cultivating as he prepared for the semifinals.

• Lu Yuan used one skill to kill the Titan Giant Bear, stunning the spectators and Shencheng Supernatural University students.
• After recovering his Spiritual Power, Lu Yuan used his supreme-grade mastery of Detective Skill to locate valuable beasts while his teammates hunted nearby.
• The twelve-hour quarter-finals ended with Shencheng Supernatural University in first place at 92,400 points, far ahead of the other universities.
• The competitors received time to rest, and Lu Yuan considered the strengths of Song Fei, Li Xi'er, and Jingbei Supernatural University's team.
• Lu Yuan began meditating and cultivating in his room.

Lu Yuan accepted Song Liyuan’s offer of a mysterious reward if he led Modu Supernatural University to first place in the National Supernatural University Competition. The semifinal draw matched Modu against Jingbei, and Modu gained a slight advantage as their match unfolded.

• Song Liyuan invited Lu Yuan to eat and asked whether he was confident about the upcoming matches.
• Song Liyuan explained his long-running rivalry with Jingbei’s principal and promised Lu Yuan a mysterious reward if his team won first place.
• Host Guan Feng announced that Modu Supernatural University would face Jingbei Supernatural University in the morning semifinal.
• Lu Yuan and the Tianshan Supernatural University team watched the matchup, knowing one of the teams would face them in the final.
• Song Fei used Shadow Strike to disappear from sight, helping Modu gain a slight advantage over Jingbei.

Zhang Yang’s S+ Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire helped Jingbei Supernatural University defeat Modu Supernatural University and reach the finals. Shencheng’s team recognized Zhang Yang’s strength but remained confident in Lu Yuan’s SS-rank ability.

• Xie Dingnan told Song Liyuan that Zhang Yang had an S+ fire ability and expected Jingbei to beat Shencheng, but Song Liyuan calmly told him to wait and see.
• Zhang Yang and Jingbei’s remaining players eliminated Modu’s team, including Song Fei, and won the semifinal.
• Guan Feng announced Jingbei’s victory as both teams left the virtual reality, and Zhang Yang privately celebrated his win over Lu Yuan.
• Liu Hong and Wang Ji discussed Zhang Yang’s likely ability mutation, while a teammate reminded them that Lu Yuan had an SS-rank ability.

Shencheng Supernatural University faced Tianshan Supernatural University in the semifinal team match, where Lin Lan boosted Li Xi'er's summoned beasts and Lu Yuan dominated the fighting with his Supreme-grade spear technique. The chapter left Li Xi'er and Lin Lan as Tianshan's last players, facing Lu Yuan and Liu Hong as they charged toward them.

• Guan Feng announced the semifinal match, and both teams entered the virtual arena amid the crowd's cheers.
• Mu Xin used Holy Light of the Temple to increase Shencheng's players' damage and defense, while Lin Lan's Wild Call raised Li Xi'er's Companion Beasts by one minor realm.
• Li Xi'er sent two strengthened Companion Beasts and three teammates to attack, while Lu Yuan and Liu Hong moved to intercept them.
• Lu Yuan and Liu Hong fought off the assault, with Lu Yuan's Supreme-grade spear technique overwhelming the opposing players and his defenses stopping their ranged attacks.
• Tianshan's three ability users were defeated, leaving Li Xi'er and Lin Lan facing Lu Yuan and Liu Hong as they charged.

After the semifinals, Lu Yuan faced Zhang Yang in the National Supernatural University Competition finals. Lu Yuan revealed the Ice Seal Throne, whose immense pressure made Zhang Yang suspect it was an SS-rank ability.

• Li Xi'er praised Lu Yuan after the semifinals, and he said he hoped to win the championship.
• Lu Yuan and Zhang Yang led their university teams into the finals and entered the virtual reality arena.
• The universities allocated their team-competition bonuses and summoned their Companion Beasts and support abilities.
• Lu Yuan summoned the Ice Seal Throne, and its pressure stunned the spectators and unsettled Zhang Yang.
• Zhang Yang realized Lu Yuan's ability might be SS-rank and wondered if it had mutated.

Lu Yuan protected Shencheng Supernatural University from Zhang Yang’s Blazing Heavenly Sun with an ice mirror that remained completely intact. Zhang Yang collapsed in disbelief as Lu Yuan and his teammates emerged unharmed.

• Jiang Xuanran called down lightning while Lu Yuan’s ice swords struck Jingbei Supernatural University, taking down two ability users and four Companion Beasts.
• Zhang Yang charged toward Shencheng Supernatural University, but Lu Yuan trapped him in a Winter Cage and formed a Myriad Flower Ice Mirror to shield his team.
• Zhang Yang melted the ice prison with Blazing Heavenly Sun and sent a wave of flames rushing toward the mirror.
• The flames died away without harming anyone from Shencheng Supernatural University, and Lu Yuan’s ice mirror remained flawless.
• Lu Yuan checked on Wang Ji and Little Ice, while Zhang Yang fell to his knees and muttered that everything was over.

Lu Yuan dominated the practical competition after his attributes and ability were reduced in the virtual world, rapidly building Shencheng Supernatural University's lead. By the chapter's end, he was already fighting Fourth Order Upper Rank ferocious beasts while the other competitors faced weaker waves.

• Lu Yuan entered the virtual world and found his Spirit and Vitality reduced, along with his ability rank, leaving him unable to use two of his powerful ice skills.
• Lu Yuan began fighting waves of ferocious beasts with Frost Spear Continuous Attack, relying on his spear technique and growing combo to kill them with single thrusts.
• Lu Yuan kept fighting through the five-minute breaks so his combo would not reset and because the beasts did not tire him.
• Shencheng Supernatural University's base points rose past 40,000, more than double Jingbei Supernatural University's 19,000.
• Lu Yuan's opponents advanced to several Fourth Order Upper Rank ferocious beasts while the other competitors still faced weaker beasts.

Shencheng Supernatural University won the National Supernatural University Competition, with Lu Yuan's performance making him the standout of the finals. At the awards ceremony, Lu Yuan accepted the championship trophy and a 200-cubic-meter Spatial Ring, astonishing the spectators and livestream viewers.

• The competition's final scores established Shencheng Supernatural University as champion, with its score more than five times Jingbei Supernatural University's after bonuses.
• Spectators and livestream viewers cheered Lu Yuan for his performances, while Xia Qingyin watched him fondly and Lin Xiangyu decided to train harder.
• Host Guan Feng introduced the winning team, and Jiang Xin appeared through a spatial doorway to present its trophy to captain Lu Yuan.
• Jiang Xin awarded Lu Yuan a 200-cubic-meter Spatial Ring as the competition's most outstanding genius, and Lu Yuan accepted it with thanks.
• Spectators at the venue and online were stunned by the ring's enormous capacity.

After the competition, Ye Qingyue asked to take Lu Yuan as her disciple, and Qin Tianlong agreed that Lu Yuan should decide for himself. Lu Yuan became famous nationwide, then met Song Liyuan, who gave him the Clear Heart Technique to reduce the Bloodthirsty Qi he accumulated while hunting in the Underground World.

• Ye Qingyue contacted Qin Tianlong and asked to take Lu Yuan as her disciple before the Blue Star Genius Battle.
• Qin Tianlong agreed that studying under Ye Qingyue would benefit Lu Yuan, but said the choice was Lu Yuan's; Ye Qingyue invited Lu Yuan to meet her at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall headquarters.
• The National Supernatural University Competition awards ceremony ended, and news that first-year student Lu Yuan had excelled astonished people across the nation.
• Lu Yuan asked Song Liyuan about his mysterious reward, and Song Liyuan presented him with the Clear Heart Technique to reduce his accumulation of Bloodthirsty Qi.

Lu Yuan accepted Ye Qingyue’s offer to become her disciple and met her at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall headquarters. Ye Qingyue set her expectations for him at least reaching the top three in the Blue Star Genius Battle.

• Qin Tianlong called Lu Yuan and told him that Ye Qingyue wanted to take him as her disciple.
• Lu Yuan agreed and followed Qin Tianlong to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall headquarters, where Ji Yunxi led them to Ye Qingyue’s office.
• Lu Yuan formally bowed to Ye Qingyue, and she accepted him as her disciple.
• After Qin Tianlong and Ji Yunxi left, Ye Qingyue asked Lu Yuan about his plans to study at Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy.
• Ye Qingyue told Lu Yuan that she expected him to place at least in the top three of the Blue Star Genius Battle.

Ye Qingyue gave Lu Yuan an SS+ skill book, a virtual reality device, and a disguise skill before he left for Shencheng City. After Xia Qingyin summoned him back to school with a promised surprise, Qin Tianlong brought out his ice-blue eagle to speed up the trip.

• Ye Qingyue gave Lu Yuan the SS+ skill book Ice Dragon's Roar and a virtual reality device, then handed him a B-rank Disguise Technique skill book.
• Lu Yuan left Ye Qingyue's office and told Ji Yunxi and Qin Tianlong that she had not given him a hard time.
• Ji Yunxi wished Lu Yuan luck in the Blue Star Genius Battle and invited him to dinner at Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy.
• Xia Qingyin messaged Lu Yuan that she had prepared a surprise and told him to come to her dorm when he returned to school.
• At Shencheng City Airport, Qin Tianlong opened his Containment Ball and summoned the gigantic ice-blue eagle Xiao Yu to take them onward.

One week earlier, Xia Qingyin sought help from her aunt, Xia Juan, after worrying that Lu Yuan’s ability might affect their intimacy. When Lu Yuan arrived for Xia Qingyin’s promised surprise, he discovered she had misunderstood the situation and prepared a pill for him.

• Xia Juan told Xia Qingyin to make sure Lu Yuan kept a place for her in his heart, then whispered advice about their intimacy.
• Xia Qingyin said she worried Lu Yuan might not be capable, and Xia Juan confidently offered to help with her grass-type abilities.
• Lu Yuan arrived at Xia Qingyin’s dorm and found her best friend, Wang Youzhu, waiting at the door; Wang Youzhu slyly sent him upstairs.
• Lu Yuan entered Xia Qingyin’s bedroom and found her dressed up, holding out a green pill.
• Xia Qingyin explained why she thought Lu Yuan needed the pill, and Lu Yuan clarified that the tiger penis had come from a Mission Center assignment.

Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin woke after spending the night together, and Xia Qingyin asked him to visit again that night. Lu Yuan returned to training at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall as the Blue Star Genius Battle approached.

• Lu Yuan woke first, saw Xia Qingyin sleeping, and went to fetch her breakfast after she awoke.
• Wang Youzhu teased Xia Qingyin when she found her washing the bedding.
• Lu Yuan brought Xia Qingyin breakfast, and she shyly asked whether he would visit again that night; he agreed.
• Lu Yuan decided not to linger with Xia Qingyin because he needed to train for the approaching Blue Star Genius Battle and wanted the gift Ye Qingyue had mentioned.
• Lu Yuan put on a mask so students from his school would not recognize him, then headed to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall.

Lu Yuan advanced his Disguise Technique and Clear Heart Technique, then learned Ice Dragon's Roar with Ye Qingyue's guidance. After reaching beginner proficiency, he told Ye Qingyue he had mastered it, and she arrived in his virtual space skeptical of his claim.

• Lu Yuan raised his Disguise Technique to master proficiency and tested a convincing disguise on himself.
• Lu Yuan visited Xia Qingyin, then trained until he advanced the Clear Heart Technique to advanced proficiency.
• After two more days of practice with Ye Qingyue's guidance, Lu Yuan reached entry-level proficiency in Ice Dragon's Roar.
• Lu Yuan spent 200 Evolution Points to raise Ice Dragon's Roar to beginner proficiency and grasped the technique's principles.
• Lu Yuan entered virtual reality and messaged Ye Qingyue that he had learned Ice Dragon's Roar, prompting her to join his space and question whether he was telling the truth.

Lu Yuan impressed Ye Qingyue with his mastery of Ice Dragon's Roar and obtained her authorization to hunt ferocious beasts at the Ganning Province Supernatural Ability Base. He advanced the skill, tested its power, and bought a heavier spear for his upcoming trip.

• Lu Yuan asked Ye Qingyue to assess his Ice Dragon's Roar, and she praised his mastery as impressive.
• Lu Yuan asked Ye Qingyue for authorization to hunt ferocious beasts at the Ganning Province Supernatural Ability Base, and she approved it.
• Lu Yuan spent 26,000 Evolution Points to advance Ice Dragon's Roar to advanced proficiency and tested it on a virtual dummy, dealing 1,900 tons of impact.
• Lu Yuan considered whether he could eventually summon several ice dragons at once and decided to focus on strengthening himself first.
• Lu Yuan bought an SS- grade alloy spear named Shatterstar for 25 million Blue Star coins.

Lu Yuan visited an elemental gem shop and learned about the martial artist and mage paths while buying gems for his Star Shattering Spear. After recognizing Lu Yuan, the shopkeeper gave him a discount, and Lu Yuan left with a spear linked to his mind.

• Lu Yuan asked the shopkeeper how many ice-type elemental gems his Star Shattering Spear needed, and the shopkeeper explained the difference between sustained and burst gems and the martial artist and mage paths.
• Lu Yuan decided to pursue both paths, focusing on the mage path while also cultivating as a martial artist.
• The shopkeeper recognized Lu Yuan from the National Supernatural University Competition, and Lu Yuan dispelled his Disguise Technique.
• Lu Yuan asked for equal amounts of sustained-type and burst-type ice gems, and the shopkeeper embedded them into the Star Shattering Spear.
• Lu Yuan sensed a new connection with his spear, and the shopkeeper charged him thirty-two million Blue Star coins after a twenty percent discount.

Lu Yuan arrived at Ganning Province Supernatural Ability Base, verified his identity, and entered the Underground World. After locating sand crocodiles in the desert, he attacked them, leaving their fight about to begin.

• Lu Yuan went to Ganning Province Supernatural Ability Base and told the soldiers he had received approval to enter.
• Lu Yuan passed the name and facial verification, revealing his true identity after canceling his Disguise Technique.
• Lu Yuan entered the Underground World and found himself in a desert filled with yellow sand.
• Lu Yuan used Detective Skill to locate several West Tier Middle Rank sand crocodiles, then drove to their position in his off-road vehicle.
• Lu Yuan used Ice Dragon's Roar to wake the sand crocodiles.

Lu Yuan hunted ferocious beasts in the Underground World, reached West Tier Upper Rank, and spent Evolution Points improving his skills and body. Meanwhile, Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy students arrived at the Ganning Province base and discussed Lu Yuan, whose story continued beyond the chapter’s unfinished conversation.

• After five days of hunting, Lu Yuan accumulated 520,000 Evolution Points and advanced from West Tier Middle Rank to West Tier Upper Rank.
• Lu Yuan continued hunting for ten days, raised Ice Dragon's Roar to Supreme-grade, and advanced Profound Nether Ice Soul Body to its seventh level.
• A team of twenty-three-year-old S-class ability users from Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy arrived at the Ganning Province Supernatural Ability Base on a mission.
• The team members discussed Lu Yuan and his SS-rank ability, while the soldier guiding them judged him stronger than the visiting students.
• A team member explained that Tiangong students formed groups around the Five Great Superpowers, before the chapter cut off mid-conversation.

On his eighteenth day in the Underground World, Lu Yuan found a Sixth Order Lower Rank Demonized Sand Scorpion and eagerly prepared to test his Supreme-grade Ice Dragon's Roar. The scorpion attacked with corrosive lasers, and Lu Yuan blocked them with Myriad Flower Ice Mirror as the battle continued.

• Lu Yuan lamented how difficult it was to find Sixth Order vicious beasts and noted that his 200,000 Evolution Points were not enough for his next breakthrough.
• Lu Yuan sensed a gigantic vicious beast beneath a sudden sandstorm vortex, and it charged to the surface.
• Lu Yuan identified the beast as a Sixth Order Lower Rank Demonized Sand Scorpion and saw it as a chance to gain Evolution Points and test Ice Dragon's Roar.
• The Demonized Sand Scorpion fired repeated corrosive lasers at Lu Yuan, who blocked them with Myriad Flower Ice Mirror.
• The Demonized Sand Scorpion prepared to increase its firing rate after seeing the ice mirror withstand the lasers.

Lu Yuan spent 1,250,000 Evolution Points to break through to Fifth Order Lower Rank, greatly increasing his power. The next day, he killed two Desert Ostriches for 400,000 Evolution Points while Zhu Yan's team watched in shock.

• On his way back from the Underground World, Lu Yuan killed a Blazing Sun Giant Lizard and raised his Evolution Points to 1,500,000.
• Lu Yuan used 1,250,000 Evolution Points to reach Fifth Order Lower Rank, doubling his Ice Elemental Energy and increasing his Spirit and blood and energy.
• The next day, Lu Yuan's Detective Skill detected a pair of fifth-order upper-rank Desert Ostriches and their egg, so he drove toward their nest.
• Zhu Yan led the Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy team toward the same area to collect their final Desert Ostrich egg.
• Lu Yuan killed both Desert Ostriches with an ice dragon as Zhu Yan's team watched, gaining 400,000 Evolution Points.

Lu Yuan returned to Blue Star with 1.04 million Evolution Points and sold his ferocious beast spoils for 360 million Blue Star coins. He reunited with Xia Qingyin and revealed that he had advanced to Fifth Order Lower Rank, leaving him to resume training before the Genius Battle.

• Lu Yuan returned to Blue Star with 1.04 million Evolution Points and planned to use them on the Spirit Refining Technique.
• Lu Yuan sold his ferocious beast spoils at the Ganning Province Supernatural Ability Base for 360 million Blue Star coins.
• Lu Yuan called Xia Qingyin and told her he had broken through to Fifth Order Lower Rank, then traveled to Shencheng City to meet her.
• Lu Yuan reunited with Xia Qingyin, and the two went back to school together.
• After spending the night with Xia Qingyin, Lu Yuan went to train while she slept.
• Xia Qingyin woke the next day and learned Lu Yuan had advanced two minor realms to Fifth Order Lower Rank.

Lu Yuan reached Fifth Order Lower Rank and chose to cultivate both as a mage and a warrior. Ye Qingyue tested his Spiritual Power and decided he was ready to learn the SS+ rank Observation of Hidden Moon Starry Sky Scripture, then explained its visualization method.

• Lu Yuan told Ye Qingyue he would focus on Spiritual Power while also following the warrior path.
• Ye Qingyue flew to Shencheng Supernatural University and met Lu Yuan at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall.
• The manager recognized Ye Qingyue as the Hall Master and escorted her and Lu Yuan to a VIP room.
• Ye Qingyue probed Lu Yuan's Spiritual Power and found it reached seven thousand hertz.
• Ye Qingyue chose the SS+ rank Observation of Hidden Moon Starry Sky Scripture for Lu Yuan and explained its central images.

Lu Yuan saw that his System Panel now separated martial skills from ring-ranked spells, and Ye Qingyue gave him a mage’s textbook and her old staff. She explained how her Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique would eventually let him form Ice Wings, leaving him with a clear path toward flight once he advanced his Body Tempering Art.

• Lu Yuan inspected his updated System Panel and noticed that it categorized his skills as martial skills and spells of different ring numbers.
• Lu Yuan wondered why the Fifth Order superpowered individuals he had encountered in the No. 7 Lost Ruin had not cast spells like mages.
• Ye Qingyue gave Lu Yuan a Mage’s Basic Compendium and offered to explain anything he did not understand.
• Ye Qingyue gave Lu Yuan her old staff, which contained half the blood essence of an eighth-order Lower Rank phoenix-type ferocious beast.
• Lu Yuan asked Ye Qingyue about the Ice Wings she had displayed, and she explained how the Frost Wing Spirit Tempering Technique could let him form and regenerate Ice Wings after advancing his Body Tempering Art.

Lu Yuan studied the Observation of Hidden Moon Starry Sky Scripture and Mage's Basic Compendium, then registered for the Blue Star Genius Battle. In Beautiful Country, Amy and William feared their son Noah had died after his life orb shattered, and the chapter ended with half a month passing.

• Lu Yuan read the Observation of Hidden Moon Starry Sky Scripture, found it painfully difficult, and asked Ye Qingyue for help.
• Lu Yuan practiced casting spells from the Mage's Basic Compendium but could not release even a D-rank spell using the mage method.
• Lu Yuan registered for the Blue Star Genius Battle as participation surged to 100 million people.
• Amy discovered that Noah's life orb had shattered, and William tried to reassure her while fearing something had happened to their son.
• Amy and William recalled that Noah had gone to train in the No. 7 Lost Ruin, and half a month passed.

The Blue Star Genius Battle registration ended with 320 million contestants, and Lu Yuan reviewed the newly published schedule. The chapter explained the four competition stages and their rules, leaving the top 100 contestants set to compete in the finals.

• Registration for the Blue Star Genius Battle closed after reaching 320 million applicants aged 22 or younger.
• The competition schedule appeared on the website, and Lu Yuan opened the details.
• The Preliminary Round would divide contestants among 10,000 regions for a seven-day virtual Underground World contest, with the top 100 from each region advancing.
• After a three-day break, the one-million qualifiers would compete for four days, and the top 10,000 would enter the King's Tournament.
• In the King's Tournament, contestants would climb an Attack, Defense, or Support Tower, with the fastest 100 to reach the top advancing to the finals.