Chapter Summaries

Ye Qingyue learned about Lu Yuan from Ji Yunxi’s recommendation and wondered when Blue Star would produce an independently awakened SS-rank ice ability user. Meanwhile, Lu Yuan visited Xia Qingyin’s dormitory for their agreed spar, suppressing his rank to match hers before the fight began.

• Ye Qingyue read Ji Yunxi’s message about Lu Yuan and noted that he had only an S-class ice ability, despite his rapid cultivation.
• Lu Yuan thanked Principal Song for his warning and left his office.
• Lu Yuan went to Xia Qingyin’s dormitory after agreeing to spar with her under the condition that he match her cultivation rank.
• Wang Youzhu teased Xia Qingyin, who retorted before leading Lu Yuan to the training room.
• Lu Yuan suppressed his cultivation rank to the Second Order Middle Rank to match Xia Qingyin.

Lu Yuan trained with Xia Qingyin, showed her his evolved SS-rank ability, and later received a skill book from Qin Tianlong. The chapter ended with Qin Tianlong placing the book on Lu Yuan’s table.

• Lu Yuan defeated Xia Qingyin in a sparring session and used his ice ability to cool her down.
• Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin summoned their Companions, and Little Ice surprised Xia Qingyin and Little Blue with how much it had grown.
• Lu Yuan told Xia Qingyin that his ability had evolved to SS-rank and showed her its appearance.
• Qin Tianlong visited Lu Yuan’s dormitory and brought him a skill book.
• Liu Yuan greeted Qin Tianlong, who praised his attentiveness in class, before taking a thick skill book from his Spatial Ring and placing it on the table.

Lu Yuan upgraded Winter Cage to Advanced and tested its speed, range, and strength against a Thunder Tiger in virtual reality. The cage could reliably trap the beast and hold it for about four seconds before Lu Yuan killed it with an Ice Spear.

• Lu Yuan entered virtual reality and tested Beginner Winter Cage on an immobilized Thunder Tiger, finding that it took about 0.6 seconds to cast and barely fit the beast.
• Lu Yuan upgraded Winter Cage to Intermediate and then Advanced, increasing its maximum radius and height to 12 meters while learning to shorten its casting time by reducing its height.
• Lu Yuan found that Advanced Winter Cage could reach up to 500 meters and could trap the Thunder Tiger in about 0.5 seconds when cast at a reduced height.
• Lu Yuan gave the trapped Thunder Tiger consciousness, and it used lightning attacks to break through the ice prison after about four seconds.
• Lu Yuan killed the Thunder Tiger with an Ice Spear as it tore open the prison.

Lu Yuan mastered Frost Spear Continuous Attack and advanced his Body Tempering Art to the fifth stage before preparing to leave for No. 7 Lost Ruin. After spending an evening with Xia Qingyin, he asked Xiao Ya to explain the ruin, learning that it lay on an island surrounded by lava in Aodalia’s Victoria Desert.

• Lu Yuan spent 27,000 Evolution Points to raise Frost Spear Continuous Attack to Master proficiency.
• Lu Yuan advanced Body Tempering Art to the fifth stage, greatly increasing his blood energy and reaching 6,100 cards.
• With two days left before departure, Lu Yuan took Xia Qingyin to the night market and told her he would soon enter No. 7 Lost Ruin.
• Xia Qingyin wished Lu Yuan safety, and the two shared a brief embrace before he returned to his dormitory.
• Lu Yuan summoned Xiao Ya, who showed him a map and explained that No. 7 Lost Ruin opened on November 29 and lay deep in Aodalia’s Victoria Desert on the Sea Continent.
• Xiao Ya showed Lu Yuan images of the ruin, depicting a massive island surrounded by boiling lava.

Lu Yuan flew to Aodalia to enter the No. 7 Lost Ruin, carrying a Fifth Order Guardian Talisman and an analysis watch from Qin Tianlong. On the plane, Jiang Xuanran discovered Lu Yuan was also headed to the ruin and was astonished by his strength before sharing his potato chips.

• Qin Tianlong gave Lu Yuan a Fifth Order Guardian Talisman and an analysis watch before his departure.
• Lu Yuan boarded a flight to Aodalia and left Little Ice in Xia Qingyin's care.
• Lu Yuan greeted Jiang Xuanran on the plane, and she asked whether he was going to the No. 7 Lost Ruin.
• Lu Yuan confirmed he was going, leaving Jiang Xuanran amazed that he had reached the required realm.
• Jiang Xuanran tried Lu Yuan's potato chips, enjoyed them, and wanted another.

Lu Yuan traveled by taxi through the desert toward No. 7 Lost Ruin, but the driver, Bob, tried to drug him and steal his pass. Lu Yuan woke before Bob could attack and ran from the vehicle, while Bob pursued him with his wind ability.

• Lu Yuan hired Bob to drive him from the airport to the entrance of No. 7 Lost Ruin.
• Lu Yuan suspected Bob's perfume might be dangerous and formed ice around his nose as a filter.
• After Lu Yuan fell asleep, Bob revealed his hostility toward people from the Great Xia Kingdom and planned to steal Lu Yuan's pass.
• Bob drew an A-rank alloy dagger and prepared to stab Lu Yuan, but Lu Yuan suddenly woke and startled him into dropping it.
• Lu Yuan kicked open the car door and ran away to avoid damaging the vehicle during their fight.
• Bob used Gale Step to chase Lu Yuan, believing he was fleeing in fear.

Lu Yuan arrived at the No. 7 Lost Ruin entrance and entered the facility after proving his pass was genuine. He spotted Senior Sister Jiang Xuanran just as several men from Sakura Country approached her.

• Lu Yuan traveled by taxi to the No. 7 Lost Ruin entrance, where a speeding vehicle kicked sand at him and he blocked it with his Ice Seal Shield.
• The blond young man Noah arrived with several bodyguards, but Lu Yuan chose to avoid trouble and focus on hunting beasts and exploring the ruin.
• Lu Yuan showed his No. 7 Ruin Pass to the guards and entered the building.
• Lu Yuan spotted Jiang Xuanran in the hall, then watched several men from Sakura Country approach her and invite her to join their team.

Lu Yuan declined Jiang Xuanran’s offer to explore No. 7 Lost Ruin together and rested while waiting for its opening. The Seventh-rank Grandmaster opened the entrance, revealing a colossal triangular gate.

• Jiang Xuanran asked Lu Yuan how he had improved so quickly, and he vaguely credited luck.
• Lu Yuan received the reward from the Jingnan City Official Ability Bureau and found a video of the ice spikes formed during his breakthrough.
• Jiang Xuanran invited Lu Yuan to enter No. 7 Lost Ruin with her, but he chose to explore alone.
• The Seventh-rank Grandmaster announced the ruin’s opening and revealed a colossal triangular gate as the wall slid apart.

Lu Yuan explored the No. 7 Lost Ruin, gathered medicinal herbs, and struggled to see through the mist before finding two Rare-grade beasts fighting. He approached the Scorching Saber-toothed Tiger and Storm Rage Lion stealthily, curious about the Evolution Points they might yield.

• Lu Yuan entered the No. 7 Lost Ruin near a sea of magma and used Ice Seal Shield to protect himself from the heat.
• Lu Yuan collected Dry Hard Grass and found that the mist severely limited his Detective Skill's range.
• After walking for two hours without seeing any beasts, Lu Yuan heard a fight and tracked down a Scorching Saber-toothed Tiger and a Storm Rage Lion.
• Lu Yuan identified both beasts as Third Order Middle Rank and crept closer without interrupting their battle.

Lu Yuan gathered herbs and Evolution Points during his journey through the Lost Ruins, then raised Detective Skill to Supreme-grade and detected a wounded Fifth Order Lower Rank Adamantine Demon Spider. The spider charged at him, setting up a fight.

• Lu Yuan dissected the Storm Rage Lion and Scorching Saber-toothed Tiger and collected their valuable parts.
• Over five days, Lu Yuan found the S-rank Blazing Red Lotus and numerous other herbs, bringing his Evolution Points to 100,000.
• Lu Yuan spent 75,000 Evolution Points to raise Detective Skill from Master-grade to Supreme-grade, expanding its detection range.
• Lu Yuan detected a wounded Adamantine Demon Spider missing one leg and hurried toward it, hoping to gain Evolution Points.
• The Adamantine Demon Spider sensed Lu Yuan was a Fourth Order Lower Rank human and charged at him.

Lu Yuan killed the wounded Adamantine Demon Spider but was forced to retreat when Noah and his bodyguards claimed it as their prey. He continued hunting to gain enough Evolution Points to advance, while the chapter introduced Mike and John’s plan to explore the No. 7 Lost Ruin for their dependent country.

• Lu Yuan killed the Adamantine Demon Spider and gained 90,000 Evolution Points, reduced because the beast had already been badly injured.
• Noah confronted Lu Yuan and claimed the spider, while his Fifth Order Upper Rank bodyguards threatened him.
• Lu Yuan fled using Ice Seal Shield and Ice Flash, then decided to keep hunting until he could reach West Tier Middle Rank.
• Mike and John persuaded their country’s Lord to let them use two passes to the No. 7 Lost Ruin instead of handing them to the Sunset Country.
• Mike and John entered the plan as A-rank, West Tier Upper Rank ability users, hoping to find resources that could help their country revive.

Lu Yuan spent 180,000 Evolution Points to break through to West Tier Middle Rank, unleashing waves of chilling energy that a nearby New East Orchid team mistook for a sign of treasure. He discovered his Spirit and Blood and Qi had risen dramatically, and considered how much stronger he had become.

• Lu Yuan killed powerful ferocious beasts for three more days until he had 200,000 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan spent 180,000 Evolution Points to advance from West Tier Lower Rank to West Tier Middle Rank, and his Ice Elemental Energy shattered rocks and formed a thick cocoon of ice around him.
• A New East Orchid team captain sensed the intermittent chill and led his team in search of what he believed was an appearing treasure, but he eventually gave up and returned to sleep.
• Lu Yuan checked his stats and found that his Spirit had increased to 2,620 Hz and his Blood and Qi to 7,900 cal.
• Lu Yuan tested his increased strength with several punches and thought he could defeat the Blazing Saber-toothed Tiger without using a skill.

While hunting in No. 7 Lost Ruin, Lu Yuan discovered a Mirror of Time and Space and entered it in search of rare treasures. Noah arrived with his bodyguards afterward and found the mirror already murky, leaving them unable to enter.

• Lu Yuan continued hunting ferocious beasts after reaching West Tier Middle Rank.
• A tremor led Lu Yuan to find a Mirror of Time and Space inside a cave.
• Lu Yuan learned from his analysis watch that the mirror connected to other dimensions, could offer rare rewards, and admitted only one person.
• Lu Yuan entered the mirror, and its surface turned murky.
• Noah and his four bodyguards reached the cave, learned someone had entered the mirror, and Noah became displeased.

Lu Yuan began the Legacy Secret Realm trial and fought four Alloy Robots on a floating platform. He defeated both close-combat robots and faced the two ranged robots as they turned red.

• A blue beam activated Legacy Secret Realm 827, and four Alloy Robots emerged to attack Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan dodged the ranged robots’ missiles and fought the two close-combat robots with his spear and ice skills.
• Lu Yuan pierced one robot, escaped its self-destruction blast, and destroyed another close-combat robot.
• The two remaining ranged robots turned red as Lu Yuan charged toward them.

Lu Yuan received dragon blood, an Ice Crystal Glazed Fruit, and an SS+ skill scroll for Myriad Flower Ice Mirror before leaving the challenge space. He returned to the No. 7 Lost Ruin and found Noah and others waiting outside, so he protected himself and moved to gain distance.

• The Mirror of Time and Space appeared, and Lu Yuan received dragon blood from a Frost King Dragon and an Ice Crystal Glazed Fruit.
• Lu Yuan examined a scroll containing the SS+ skill Myriad Flower Ice Mirror, watched its video demonstration, and stored it in his Spatial Ring.
• Lu Yuan gave up on attempting another challenge and approached the Mirror of Time and Space to leave.
• Lu Yuan saw people waiting outside, cast an Ice Seal Shield, and crossed through the mirror back to the No. 7 Lost Ruin.
• Lu Yuan used Ice Flash to move away from the group, and Noah recognized him with surprise and delight.

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.