Chapter Summaries

The chapter covered the fallout from the quarter-finals, Lu Yuan’s continued training, and the start of the semifinals. The semifinal matchups were revealed, leaving Lu Yuan set to face Ito Bridge.

• Ito Bridge, Lin Sheng, Nikos, and Lu Yuan advanced to the semifinals after tying for first place in the quarter-finals.
• The National Network Security Bureau tracked down people posting smears about Lu Yuan, and police arrested a gaming streamer who had uploaded a paid smear video.
• Lu Yuan trained at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall, tempering his flesh and blood with Ice Elemental Energy as part of the eighth level of the Body Tempering Art.
• Lu Yuan entered the virtual world for the semifinals, watched by nearly four billion spectators.
• The semifinal matchups were announced: Lu Yuan faced Ito Bridge, while Lin Sheng faced Nikos.

Lu Yuan and Ito Bridge began the semifinals on a muddy arena, with both fighters unleashing their powers. Ito Bridge exhausted himself launching an enhanced eight-headed serpent attack, while Lu Yuan remained seated on his Ice Seal Throne as the attack approached.

• Lu Yuan and Ito Bridge appeared at opposite ends of the arena and rushed toward each other after the match began.
• Ito Bridge transformed and summoned his eight-headed serpent, while Lu Yuan manifested his Ice Seal Throne and Ice Snow Crown.
• Ito Bridge sent four enhanced serpent heads to attack at close range while the other four sprayed corrosive poison from afar.
• Ito Bridge used so much Primal Energy that he collapsed, believing the match was won.
• Lu Yuan stayed motionless on his Ice Seal Throne as the attack closed in, surprising Ito Bridge and the spectators.

Lu Yuan defeated Ito Bridge in the first half of the semifinals by unleashing a Supreme-grade Ice Dragon's Roar. After Ito Bridge admitted defeat and asked Lu Yuan to win the championship, Lu Yuan struck him down, and attention turned to the upcoming match between Lin Sheng and Nikos.

• Lu Yuan summoned a massive ice dragon, and Ye Qingyue realized he had mastered Ice Dragon's Roar to Supreme-grade proficiency.
• Ito Bridge tried to withstand the attack, but the ice dragon blasted apart six of his seven serpent bodies.
• Ito Bridge conceded, and Lu Yuan thrust the Star Shattering Spear through his chest.
• The arena announced Lu Yuan's semifinal victory, and the spectators cheered for him.
• During the break, spectators discussed whether Lin Sheng or Nikos was stronger.

Lin Sheng and Nikos began the second half of their semifinal, where Nikos revealed powerful fire magic and an SS-rank flame skill that turned Lin Sheng’s wind attacks against him. Nikos pressed his advantage with a gemstone-enhanced warhammer and launched a relentless melee assault on Lin Sheng.

• Lin Sheng opened the match with Extreme Wind Blade, but Nikos raised a wall of fire that melted the blades.
• Nikos conjured fireballs with Fireball Bombardment, and Lin Sheng dodged one before countering with Explosive Tornado.
• Nikos leapt into the tornado and used the SS-rank Soaring Red Flame to turn it into a crimson fire-wrapped windstorm.
• Nikos summoned his long-handled warhammer and struck with Fire Meteor Impact, forcing Lin Sheng to use Wind's Protection.
• Nikos hurled the warhammer through Lin Sheng’s wind defenses, scorching his hand, then retrieved it and attacked with a barrage of blows.

After Nikos defeated Lin Sheng, Lu Yuan prepared to face him in the Blue Star Genius Battle finals, while privately suspecting Nikos had hidden strength. The final began in a primeval forest arena, and Lu Yuan and Nikos moved quickly as their supporters watched.

• Lu Yuan reassured Xia Qingyin and agreed to attend her birthday banquet, understanding that he would meet her family.
• Lu Yuan slept soundly before the finals while many fans stayed awake in anticipation.
• Nearly two hundred million spectators entered the virtual reality arena as Lu Yuan and Nikos appeared for the finals.
• The host announced the start of the match, and the arena generated a primeval forest.
• Lu Yuan and Nikos moved quickly through the grass, and Lu Yuan chose not to maintain Detective Skill with a large amount of Spiritual Power.

Lu Yuan faced Nikos in a close-quarters battle, then countered Nikos's fire phoenix with his Myriad Flower Ice Mirror. As Nikos pressed his elemental advantage, Lu Yuan hinted that the fight was not yet decided.

• Lu Yuan grew frustrated when Nikos repeatedly broke off their exchanges to prevent his spear attacks from building strength, so Lu Yuan used Ice Dragon's Roar.
• Nikos summoned Extreme Flame True Phoenix, which overcame Lu Yuan's ice dragon and flew toward him.
• Lu Yuan blocked the phoenix with Myriad Flower Ice Mirror while the spectators and Ye Qingyue watched anxiously.
• Nikos summoned another fire phoenix and attacked the damaged mirror, but Lu Yuan asked whether Nikos truly thought he had already won.

Lu Yuan defeated Nikos with a Third Ring Spell and won the Blue Star Genius Battle finals. After the closing ceremony, he returned to find students celebrating him outside his dormitory.

• Lu Yuan summoned an ice dragon with a Third Ring Spell, stunning the spectators and alarming Nikos.
• Lu Yuan's ice dragon collided with Nikos's fire phoenix, and Lu Yuan blocked the resulting ice shards with an Ice Seal Shield.
• Nikos's body shattered into virtual particles, and the mechanical announcement declared Lu Yuan the winner of the finals.
• Lu Yuan and Nikos shook hands and promised to meet again, while Nikos's teacher delivered the closing remarks.
• Lu Yuan returned to the real world and found students outside his dormitory celebrating his victory.

Ye Qingyue met Lu Yuan in the Virtual Space to give him the Ice Guard Necklace and the Magic Puppet, rewards for his progress and his Blue Star Genius Battle championship. She explained the Magic Puppet’s limits and began demonstrating multiple spellcasting.

• Ye Qingyue teased Lu Yuan for hiding that he had mastered a Third Ring Spell, then forgave him because he had won the Blue Star Genius Battle.
• Ye Qingyue showed Lu Yuan the Ice Guard Necklace, which could create a powerful ice shield once a week, and Lu Yuan gratefully accepted the gift.
• Ye Qingyue explained that the championship reward, the Magic Puppet, let a mage cast multiple spells at once but could only safely handle spells up to the Fourth Ring.
• Ye Qingyue said Lu Yuan would master multiple spellcasting by the time he could cast Fifth Ring Spells, then demonstrated it with Mystic Ice Strangling Array.

Ye Qingyue explained how seventh-rank Grandmasters formed the Power of Destruction and gained longer lifespans, while Lu Yuan wondered what color his would be since he cultivated both magic and martial arts. The next day, Lu Yuan reunited with Xia Qingyin and went to register for early graduation from Shencheng Supernatural University.

• Ye Qingyue explained that Spiritual Power and vital energy fused at the seventh rank to form the Power of Destruction, which could strengthen attacks or protect the body and extend lifespan.
• Lu Yuan asked Ye Qingyue what color his Power of Destruction would be, but she had never encountered anyone who cultivated both paths.
• Lu Yuan arranged to collect the Ice Guard Necklace and Magic Puppet from Ye Qingyue when he returned to school.
• Lu Yuan met Xia Qingyin outside her dormitory, embraced her, and walked with her through campus as students greeted him.
• Song Liyuan told Lu Yuan to visit her office to register for graduation paperwork, and Lu Yuan reflected that he was ready to graduate early.

Xia Qingyin invited Jiang Xuanran to shop with her and Lu Yuan, and the two women quickly became close. After Xia Qingyin explained that Lu Yuan would soon leave for Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy, she said she wanted Jiang Xuanran to keep him company.

• Xia Qingyin invited Jiang Xuanran to help her choose clothes, and Jiang Xuanran agreed to join her and Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan went shopping with Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran to buy clothes for Xia Qingyin’s upcoming birthday party and a suit for himself.
• After they returned to school, Xia Qingyin told Wang Youzhu that she trusted Lu Yuan and did not mind his feelings for Jiang Xuanran.
• Xia Qingyin told Wang Youzhu that she wanted someone to accompany Lu Yuan when he left for Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy, since she could not go with him.

Lu Yuan collected Little Ice from Jingnan City No. 2 Ability Base and returned to Shencheng Supernatural University. There, Xia Qingyin brought Jiang Xuanran to meet him so Jiang could give him a handmade thank-you gift.

• Lu Yuan discovered that his Evolution Points had reached 600,000 and traveled to Jingnan City No. 2 Ability Base to retrieve Little Ice.
• Little Ice waited eagerly for Lu Yuan while unaffiliated ability users kept their distance, fearing the powerful Companion Beast.
• Lu Yuan recognized Little Ice, placed it in a Containment Ball, and took the high-speed train back to Shencheng Supernatural University.
• In Xia Qingyin's dormitory, Jiang Xuanran asked Xia to deliver a handmade plush teddy bear to Lu Yuan as a thank-you gift.
• Xia Qingyin led Jiang Xuanran and Wang Youzhu to meet Lu Yuan, and Xia told him that Jiang had something to give him.

Ye Qingyue went to Shencheng Supernatural University to give Lu Yuan the Mage's Advanced Compendium and other gifts, hoping he could qualify for a scarce S-rank privilege at the upcoming whole-school student competition. She arrived to find him taking pictures with Xia Qingyin and surprised him by appearing behind them.

• Ye Qingyue decided to bring Lu Yuan the Mage's Advanced Compendium early so he could learn its faster spell-array techniques before the school competition.
• Ye Qingyue hoped Lu Yuan would earn one of the school's ten S-rank privilege spots, while noting he lacked the Spiritual Power to learn Fourth or Fifth Ring Spells.
• Ye Qingyue flew to Lu Yuan's dormitory to deliver the compendium, Ice Guard Necklace, and Magic Puppet.
• Ye Qingyue spotted Lu Yuan taking pictures in the garden with Xia Qingyin as he prepared to leave Shencheng Supernatural University.
• Ye Qingyue appeared behind Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin, and Lu Yuan turned and greeted her respectfully as his teacher.

Lu Yuan learned that Mage's Advanced Compendium would help him construct magic arrays faster and that he needed far more Spiritual Power to learn higher-ring spells. After binding the Magic Puppet and testing it in virtual reality, he discovered he could double-cast spells, but his Spiritual Power limited which spells he could cast together.

• Ye Qingyue explained that Mage's Advanced Compendium taught fast magic-array construction and that Lu Yuan lacked the Spiritual Power required for SSS-minus-rank and SSS-rank skills.
• Ye Qingyue told Lu Yuan that Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy would hold a student competition in one month and that S-rank permissions included an annual choice of an SSS-rank heavenly treasure.
• Ye Qingyue instructed Lu Yuan to bind the Magic Puppet with his blood, and Lu Yuan drained about one liter before a magic array appeared and linked the puppet to his Spirit Sea.
• Lu Yuan entered virtual reality and discovered he could cast one Third Ring Spell and one Second Ring Spell at the same time, but his Spiritual Power could not support stronger combinations.
• Lu Yuan concluded that he needed to work harder at learning the Spirit Refining Technique.

Lu Yuan woke to heavy snowfall, exchanged snowy photos with Xia Qingyin, and wondered whether she was encouraging Jiang Xuanran’s growing closeness with him. He set aside his suspicions and went to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall to master the Mage's Advanced Compendium before returning to the Underground World.

• Lu Yuan woke, discovered it was snowing, and enjoyed the winter scenery.
• Xia Qingyin sent Lu Yuan photos of the snow and a snowman she had built with Xuanran.
• Lu Yuan considered his feelings for Jiang Xuanran and suspected Xia Qingyin might be helping them grow closer, but decided to let things unfold naturally.
• Lu Yuan left for the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall to study the Mage's Advanced Compendium, where students crowded the facility ahead of the end of term.

After more than ten days of intensive training, Lu Yuan spent all 600,000 Evolution Points to master the Mage's Advanced Compendium. He tested his faster spellcasting in virtual reality and learned that the improvement depended on Spiritual Power.

• Lu Yuan spent more than twelve hours each day training at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall and studied with Ye Qingyue, occasionally visiting Xia Qingyin at night.
• After his Mage's Advanced Compendium Comprehension reached 10%, Lu Yuan used 600,000 Evolution Points to raise it to 100%.
• Lu Yuan absorbed the memories granted by the upgrade and entered the virtual world to test his spellcasting speed.
• Using the Magic Puppet, Lu Yuan cast Ice Dragon's Roar and Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array simultaneously, forming both magic arrays in 1.26 seconds.
• Lu Yuan learned from the Mage's Advanced Compendium that faster magic-array construction depended on Spiritual Power.

Lu Yuan bought a Rolls-Royce Phantom so he could travel appropriately to Xia Qingyin’s family residence and meet her family. Meanwhile, Xia Qingyin told her parents she had a boyfriend and agreed to bring him to her birthday banquet.

• Lu Yuan visited a dealership near Shencheng Supernatural University and chose a Rolls-Royce Phantom.
• A saleswoman recognized Lu Yuan as the Blue Star Genius Battle champion and arranged a test drive.
• Lu Yuan enjoyed the drive, paid for the car in full, and set off for Xia Qingyin’s family residence.
• Xia Qingyin told Father Xia and Mother Xia that she already had a boyfriend.
• Mother Xia asked Xia Qingyin to bring her boyfriend to the birthday banquet, and Xia Qingyin agreed.

Xia Qingyin brought Lu Yuan to meet her family, who welcomed him warmly after recognizing his fame as the Blue Star Genius Battle winner. Her grandfather, Xia Jianfeng, then asked Lu Yuan to speak with him privately, leaving Xia Qingyin slightly concerned.

• Xia Juan told Xia Qingyin's parents that her boyfriend was Lu Yuan, and they recognized him as the Blue Star Genius Battle winner.
• Xia Qingyin met Lu Yuan, Jiang Xuanran, and Wang Youzhu at the estate entrance and led them inside, where she affectionately linked arms with Lu Yuan.
• Xia Qingyin introduced Lu Yuan to her cousin Xia Yu'an, who recognized him and reacted with surprise.
• Xia Qingyin introduced Lu Yuan to her parents and grandfather Xia Jianfeng, and the family chatted amiably.
• Xia Jianfeng asked Lu Yuan to come speak with him privately, and Lu Yuan agreed.

At Xia Qingyin's birthday party, she publicly introduced Lu Yuan as her boyfriend, and Father Xia confirmed their relationship to the guests. After the party, Zheng Tianhao approached Lu Yuan and introduced himself as his fan.

• Guests gathered at Xia Qingyin's birthday party, where Zheng Tianhao arrived and searched the room for his idol, Lu Yuan.
• Father Xia welcomed the guests, and Xia Qingyin made her entrance in a moon-white gown.
• Xia Qingyin took Lu Yuan's hand in front of the guests, who recognized him as the Blue Star Genius Battle champion.
• Father Xia announced that Lu Yuan was his daughter's boyfriend, prompting the guests to applaud and cheer.
• After most guests had left, Zheng Tianhao approached Lu Yuan, bowed, and said he was Lu Yuan's fan.

After choosing No. 2 Lost Ruin as his next hunting ground, Lu Yuan learned that he needed an invitation to enter it. The chapter ended with him asking how to obtain one.

• Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin came downstairs late the next morning, drawing knowing smiles from Mother Xia.
• Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin drove their supercars to Shencheng Supernatural University.
• Lu Yuan used Xiao Ya to search for Underground Worlds where the strongest vicious beasts were no higher than Sixth Order Upper Rank.
• Lu Yuan chose No. 2 Lost Ruin for its opportunities, rare-bloodline beasts, and freezing climate.
• Xiao Ya told Lu Yuan that he needed an invitation to enter No. 2 Lost Ruin, and he asked how to get one.

Jiang Xuanran confessed to Lu Yuan and asked to become his second girlfriend, and he accepted. Xia Qingyin joined the couple in celebrating, while the chapter ended with a crowd spotting a beauty on the street the next day.

• Xia Qingyin told Jiang Xuanran that Lu Yuan planned to spend over a month hunting vicious beasts in the Underground World, and Jiang decided to confess before they parted for break.
• Lu Yuan arrived at Xia Qingyin's dorm room, where Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran were waiting for him.
• Jiang Xuanran told Lu Yuan she liked him and asked to be his second girlfriend, and Lu Yuan agreed.
• Jiang Xuanran kissed Lu Yuan's cheek, then Xia Qingyin rushed over and embraced him too.
• The next day, passersby on the street noticed a beauty.