Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan arrived at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall headquarters to attend the Sacred Ice Spring event, but he could not find the way to the Underground World passage. As he prepared to ask the guard for directions, Ji Yunxi approached him.

• Lu Yuan arrived at the headquarters and showed the guard the Sacred Ice Spring Entrance Ticket Qin Tianlong had given him.
• Lu Yuan entered the headquarters and admired its enormous ice-crystal hall, founded by the SS-rank ice-type Great Grandmaster Ye Qingyue.
• Lu Yuan realized he did not know where to find the Sacred Ice Spring entrance and turned to go back to ask the guard.
• Ji Yunxi, an S+-rank ice-type ability user and Ye Qingyue's student, walked toward Lu Yuan after traveling from Tiangong City to use the Sacred Ice Spring.

Lu Yuan entered the Underground World with Ji Yunxi to reach the Sacred Ice Spring, where he planned to use his entrance ticket. After separating at a fork, Lu Yuan passed through the mechanical gate and saw the spring’s strange, ice-crystal-filled chamber.

• Ji Yunxi learned that Lu Yuan was a college freshman and was shocked by how quickly he had reached the third rank.
• Ji Yunxi decided to recommend Lu Yuan to Mentor Ye Qingyue and invited him to seek her out if he attended Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy.
• Lu Yuan and Ji Yunxi entered the Underground World, a vast mechanical structure, and followed floating mechanical spheres toward the Sacred Ice Spring.
• At a fork where each path allowed only one person, Ji Yunxi and Lu Yuan went separate ways.
• Lu Yuan presented his entrance ticket at the mechanical gate, entered the Sacred Ice Spring chamber, admired the icy spring, and began taking off his clothes.

Lu Yuan learned that supernatural abilities evolve when their Primal Energy Purity reaches the threshold for a higher rank, and that raising purity becomes increasingly difficult. After discovering his purity was 73%, he left the Sacred Ice Spring grateful to Teacher Qin for the opportunity and resolved that Evolution Points might be an easier path forward.

• Lu Yuan saw that Little Ice had evolved into an Ice Shard Giant Python, reaching Fifth Order Upper Rank, and kept his original name after teasing him about becoming Big Ice.
• Lu Yuan checked his attributes and discovered a new System Panel entry showing his Primal Energy Purity at 73%.
• Lu Yuan asked the mechanical ball about Primal Energy Purity and learned that it measured effective Primal Energy and determined ability rank.
• The mechanical ball confirmed that reaching 80% purity would evolve Lu Yuan's ability to SS-rank, while warning that purity was difficult to raise and repeated methods had diminishing effects.
• Lu Yuan realized the Sacred Ice Spring had raised his purity by about 3%, felt grateful to Teacher Qin, and concluded that Evolution Points were easier to obtain.

Lu Yuan encountered and killed a dozen Second Order ferocious beasts rampaging through Jingbei City, then recognized signs that the Black Blood Cult had improved its method of breeding beasts. He left the story suspecting the attack was connected to the cult’s experiments.

• Lu Yuan chose Jingnan City No. 2 Ability Base and took a taxi toward the train station, but the driver changed routes after spotting ferocious beasts rampaging ahead.
• Lu Yuan got out and used Ice Blade and his Cold River Sky Splitting Spear to kill the Second Order beasts, earning 2,000 Evolution Points.
• Two young women recognized Lu Yuan, including the woman who had asked him for a photo on the plane, and he agreed to take pictures with them.
• Lu Yuan noticed that killing the beasts had barely changed the Bloodthirsty Qi inside him and suspected the Black Blood Cult had advanced its beast-breeding method.

Lu Yuan arrived at Jingnan City No. 2 Ability Base, registered, and entered its Underground World before using his Master-level Detective Skill to survey the nearby beasts. Xia Qingyin told him she had reached Second Order Middle Rank and continued training to catch up with him.

• Lu Yuan arrived at Jingnan City No. 2 Ability Base and recognized Tang Hai and the others from the Jingbei City station.
• Lu Yuan received a video call from Xia Qingyin, who told him she had reached Second Order Middle Rank; he reassured her that he would be careful.
• Xia Qingyin resumed studying the SS-Grade skill Thorn Stab, and her aunt Xia Juan realized she had applied for training to catch up with Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan paid 5,000 Blue Star coins to register, received his ability base ID and a map, and entered the Underground World.
• Lu Yuan left Jingnan City No. 2 City and used his Master-level Detective Skill to detect beasts within a 10,000-meter radius, including several kinds of first-order beasts and larger creatures farther away.

Lu Yuan hunted through the wilderness for three days, gaining Evolution Points and killing a Third Order Lower Rank Black Wind Three-headed Dog. He continued onward and discovered a large temporary cave made of branches, weeds, and stones.

• Lu Yuan spent the first day killing First and Second Order beasts and gained 3,000 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan killed a Second Order Upper Rank Giant Hippopotamus with his Cold River Sky Splitting Spear and gained 700 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan tracked down and killed a fleeing Black Wind Three-headed Dog, gaining 6,000 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan killed more Second Order beasts as he continued through the wilderness.
• Lu Yuan discovered a huge temporary cave made from dead branches, weeds, and broken stones.

Lu Yuan secured the Jade Spirit Spring and escaped from a team from Jingbei Supernatural University, leaving the Moonlight Grass behind. After running until he was exhausted, he overheard a skinny man and a fat man mention that they were on patrol nearby.

• Lu Yuan froze the Jade Spirit Spring as a team from Jingbei Supernatural University entered the cave.
• Lu Yuan stored the frozen spring in his Spatial Ring, left the Moonlight Grass behind, and escaped through the cave wall under a frost shield.
• The team captain chose not to pursue Lu Yuan and instead focused on checking the S-grade Moonlight Grass.
• Lu Yuan ran until he was exhausted, then hid when he heard two men approaching.
• The skinny man and the fat man discussed sneaking away to smoke, and Lu Yuan realized their mention of patrols might signal something important nearby.

Lu Yuan discovered that a hidden passage led to a Black Blood Cult experimental base, where Awakened were being used as test subjects and hundreds of vicious beasts were held. He sensed the base’s strength and located the beasts, leaving him poised to target them.

• Lu Yuan suspected the nearby recruitment and experiments were connected to the Black Blood Cult after his Spiritual Power sensing detected nothing.
• Two men left their smoke break and returned through a hidden passage, and Lu Yuan followed them.
• Lu Yuan crossed an illusion that concealed a gigantic black building and entered the base behind the men.
• Inside, Lu Yuan sensed 52 first-tier, 17 second-tier, and 4 third-tier Awakened, along with laboratories where people were subjected to horrific experiments.
• Lu Yuan found more than five hundred living or half-dead vicious beasts concentrated on the building’s southeast side and calculated their potential Evolution Points.

At the Black Blood Cult’s experimental base, Lord Zhang crushed resistance to his plan to use humans as test subjects. Lu Yuan infiltrated the beast experiment area, killed a guard who spotted him, and entered a room filled with mutated animals.

• Lord Zhang intimidated the third-tier ability users and forced them to accept his plans for human experimentation.
• Lu Yuan changed into the skinny man’s clothes and used the path to reach the base’s southeast section.
• Lu Yuan passed a Black Blood Cult member in a lab coat and found a room holding about fifty ferocious beasts.
• When a guard challenged him, Lu Yuan killed him with an Ice Blade before he could call for help.
• Lu Yuan took the guard’s access card and jacket, opened the door, and entered a large room filled with cages of animals grafted with ferocious-beast flesh.

Lu Yuan fought through a massive horde of mutated beasts and Black Blood Cult members after Lord Zhang ordered the beasts released. He killed half the beasts without being harmed, while the remaining cultists opened fire.

• Lord Zhang dismissed the report of the outsiders' arrival and ordered his people to release the mutated beasts.
• Lu Yuan checked his Evolution Points, then used Detective Skill to locate the approaching horde of beasts and armed Black Blood Cult members.
• Lu Yuan spent 9,000 Evolution Points to raise Ice Seal Shield to master proficiency, allowing it to block ordinary bullets.
• A third-order ability user triggered the charge, and Lu Yuan attacked with Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array, Ice Seal Shield, and Frost Spear Continuous Attack.
• Lu Yuan killed half the mutated beasts without injury, while the Black Blood Cult members raised their rifles and began firing at him.

Lu Yuan evolved his S-class Ice Snow Crown ability into the SS-class Ice Seal Throne and used its power to defeat Lord Zhang and wipe out the Black Blood Cult members. After killing them all, he sat down and opened his System Panel.

• Lu Yuan spent 100,000 Evolution Points to evolve Ice Snow Crown into Ice Seal Throne, raising his Elemental Energy Purity to 80%.
• Lu Yuan's icy aura overwhelmed the Black Blood Cult members and forced Lord Zhang to retreat behind a mental shield.
• Lu Yuan summoned fifteen enhanced ice swords and killed Lord Zhang, a clone of the Supreme First Layer ferocious beast Soul Devouring King.
• The remaining Black Blood Cult members fled, but Lu Yuan hunted them down and killed every one.
• Lu Yuan sat on the ground and opened his System Panel.

After finding the Black Blood Cult’s experimental base, Lu Yuan left it untouched and continued hunting until he had enough Evolution Points to advance to the Upper Third Tier. He then sensed the Shadow Fire Lizard and hurried after it, unaware that Tang Hai’s team was also approaching to hunt Blazing Lizards.

• Lu Yuan left the Black Blood Cult’s experimental base and planned to notify Jingnan City’s authorities after leaving the Underground World.
• After hunting vicious beasts, Lu Yuan spent 50,000 Evolution Points to advance from the Mid Third Tier to the Upper Third Tier.
• Lu Yuan stabilized his increased power and found that his Spirit had risen to 1,662 Hz and his Vitality to 4,145 cal.
• While searching for prey, Lu Yuan detected the Shadow Fire Lizard and rushed toward it, hoping to avenge the loss of his Moonlight Grass and gain its Evolution Points.
• Tang Hai’s team headed toward the same area while pursuing an A-rank mission to collect two more Blazing Lizard tails.

Lu Yuan killed the fourth-tier middle-rank Shadow Fire Lizard and collected its tail and crystal while Tang Hai watched in disbelief. Later, Lu Yuan camped for the night with Little Ice keeping watch.

• Lu Yuan struck the badly wounded Shadow Fire Lizard with a second Ice Spear and killed it.
• Tang Hai recognized Lu Yuan and was stunned that the first-year student had defeated a fourth-tier middle-rank beast.
• Lu Yuan received 40,000 Evolution Points, cut off the Shadow Fire Lizard's tail, and took its crystal.
• Lu Yuan left without greeting Tang Hai.
• After nightfall, Lu Yuan summoned Little Ice and shared a barbecue while it kept watch as he slept.

Lu Yuan attacked a Thunderstorm Demon Bear that was trying to break through to the fifth tier, choosing to fight it before it became even more dangerous. He interrupted its evolution and, as it climbed out of a gorge, began destroying the rocks beneath its paws.

• Lu Yuan identified the beast as a West Tier Upper Rank Thunderstorm Demon Bear undergoing a breakthrough and decided to kill it before it reached the fifth tier.
• Lu Yuan protected himself with an Ice Seal Shield and approached the gorge through the thunderous aftershocks.
• Lu Yuan hurled an Ice Spear at the Thunderstorm Demon Bear, interrupting its breakthrough and provoking it to climb toward him.
• Lu Yuan struck the bear with successive Ice Spears, breaking through its Lightning Shield and piercing its flesh.
• Lu Yuan targeted the rocks beneath the bear's paws, smashing them with Ice Spears as it climbed.

After killing the Thunderstorm Demon Bear, Lu Yuan harvested its valuable parts and spent a week hunting for more beasts. He used 90,000 Evolution Points to advance to Fourth Order Lower Rank, awakening to a surge of power that left him with a stronger body and greater detection range.

• Lu Yuan used an ice slide to reach the canyon floor, then harvested the Thunderstorm Demon Bear after his A-grade dagger failed to cut its hide.
• Lu Yuan stored the bear's valuable parts in his Spatial Ring and continued hunting ferocious beasts.
• A week later, Lu Yuan killed a Second Order Upper Rank Running Pig and checked his status panel, which showed 90,000 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan spent all 90,000 Evolution Points to advance from Third Order Upper Rank to Fourth Order Lower Rank.
• After meditating for four hours through the intense cold, Lu Yuan felt much stronger and sensed that Detective Skill's range had increased to 24,000 meters.

Streamer Mo Xixi and her team followed a powerful Ice Elemental Energy fluctuation into the Underground World, where they discovered Lu Yuan had just broken through to West Tier Lower Rank. They mistook him for a ferocious beast before Mo Xixi realized he was a person.

• Mo Xixi sensed a terrifying Ice Elemental Energy fluctuation and urged Sun Fan and their team to investigate for a chance at a viral video.
• Sun Fan agreed to lead the group deeper into the Underground World, where they found ice-covered plants, broken trees, and a frozen stream.
• Lu Yuan completed his breakthrough to West Tier Lower Rank and detected the approaching team with his Detective Skill.
• Sun Fan mistook Lu Yuan's dark figure for a ferocious beast and prepared to flee with the team.
• Mo Xixi recognized that the figure was a person, astonishing Sun Fan.

After days of hunting in the Underground World, Lu Yuan spent his Evolution Points improving his skills and Little Ice before leaving Jingbei No. 2 Supernatural Ability Base. He arranged to meet Xia Qingyin and exchanged his haul for nearly 30 million Blue Star coins.

• Lu Yuan hunted vicious beasts until his Bloodthirsty Qi reached its limit, then decided to return.
• Lu Yuan spent Evolution Points to raise Extreme Ice Phantom Kill Array, Ice Flash, Ice Shard Ring Body, and Combat Techniques to higher proficiency levels.
• Lu Yuan used Evolution Points to raise Little Ice to Third Order Lower Rank, and Little Ice happily celebrated its growth.
• Lu Yuan replied to Xia Qingyin, who had asked when he would return and offered to meet him at the high-speed rail station.
• Lu Yuan exchanged his crystals and other spoils, earning 29.55 million Blue Star coins, including 7.2 million for the Thunderstorm Demon Bear crystal.

Xia Qingyin reunited with Lu Yuan at Shencheng City's high-speed rail station after a month apart. As they drove away, she learned he had reached West Tier Lower Rank, far surpassing her expectations.

• Xia Qingyin spotted Lu Yuan at the station, ran over, and hugged him.
• Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin left the station together and drove off in her Mercedes.
• Xia Qingyin told Lu Yuan she had reached Second Order Middle Rank and was about to learn an SS-rank skill.
• Lu Yuan revealed that he had broken through to West Tier Lower Rank, astonishing Xia Qingyin.

Lu Yuan asked Qin Tianlong about Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy, and Qin Tianlong explained its secrecy and extraordinary entrance requirements. After checking Lu Yuan’s rank and discovering he had reached West Tier Lower Rank with a solid foundation, Qin Tianlong was astonished and proud, just before Lu Yuan said something that stunned him further.

• Lu Yuan visited Qin Tianlong after returning from the Sacred Ice Spring and asked about Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy.
• Lu Yuan explained that Ji Yunxi had invited him to continue his studies there, and Qin Tianlong described the academy, Tiangong City, and the Blue Star World Genius Tournament.
• Qin Tianlong checked Lu Yuan’s rank and found that he had reached West Tier Lower Rank with an exceptionally stable foundation.
• Qin Tianlong praised Lu Yuan, but Lu Yuan’s next words left him too astonished to speak.

After learning that Lu Yuan had awakened an SS-rank ability, Qin Tianlong celebrated with him. Lu Yuan visited Song Liyuan to learn about Supreme-grade Upper-rank ferocious beasts and the Soul Devouring King, and the chapter ended when Song asked whether Lu Yuan still had the No. 7 Ruin Pass.

• Qin Tianlong joked with Lu Yuan about drinking and admitted he knew nothing about Supreme-grade Upper-rank ferocious beasts or the Soul Devouring King.
• Lu Yuan asked Xiao Ya about the terms, then arranged to visit Song Liyuan at the principal's office.
• Lu Yuan told Song Liyuan he had found the terms in documents at a Black Blood Cult research base in the Underground World.
• Song Liyuan explained the three ferocious beast bloodline grades and the Lower, Middle, and Upper ranks of Supreme-grade bloodlines.
• Song Liyuan described the Soul Devouring King's abilities, and Lu Yuan realized that Lord Zhang was one of its clones.
• Song Liyuan asked Lu Yuan whether he still had the No. 7 Ruin Pass.