Chapter Summaries

William sacrificed thirty years of his life to use a life-banning art and learn what injury Noah suffered before he died. The art revealed that Noah’s killer had an ice-based ability, and William later woke in a hospital with Amy by his side.

• William learned that the killer’s Spatial Ring was still inside the No. 7 Lost Ruin, and the head of the Heavenly Sword Family offered him a life-banning art that cost thirty years of life.
• Amy urged William not to risk the art, but he decided to perform it because he could not accept leaving Noah’s killer undiscovered.
• The head of the Lineage performed the life-banning art, and William sensed that Noah had been pierced in the chest and felt cold.
• William realized the killer had an ice-based ability, then fainted as the art ended and his life force was drained.
• A few days later, William woke in a hospital room, where Amy welcomed him with tears of joy.

Lu Yuan left Shencheng City for Mianying State to enter No. 2 Lost Ruin and hunt ferocious beasts for Evolution Points. He arrived at the snowy wasteland with a disguised face and a new identity.

• Ye Qingyue told Lu Yuan to use the name Chen Hong and a password to claim his invitation.
• Lu Yuan said goodbye to Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran at the airport, and the two women kissed him before he left.
• Lu Yuan flew from Shencheng City to Mianying State, arriving after a little over five hours.
• Lu Yuan traveled to the northern wasteland and arrived near No. 2 Lost Ruin.
• Lu Yuan adopted a new face and identity as he looked toward the towering ruin.

Lu Yuan entered No. 2 Lost Ruin, where he hunted ferocious beasts for Evolution Points in the frozen wilderness. After several days of killing, he reached the requirement to advance his Body Tempering Art to its eighth level.

• Lu Yuan explored No. 2 Lost Ruin and used Detective Skill to locate a mid-rank fifth-order icefield wolf.
• Lu Yuan drove toward the wolf, killing numerous ferocious beasts along the way and earning Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan confronted the icefield wolf and destroyed it with an ice dragon formed through the Magic Puppet.
• Lu Yuan continued hunting for several days until he accumulated 1.5 million Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan prepared to advance his Profound Nether Ice Soul Body from the seventh level to the eighth.

Lu Yuan tracked an Icefield Wolf to its cave and discovered a family of three, including a Sixth Order Middle Rank wolf. He killed all three for nearly two million Evolution Points, then sheltered in their cave through a blizzard.

• Lu Yuan followed an Icefield Wolf to its secluded cave and sensed its Fifth Order and Sixth Order family members inside.
• After the wife and child fell asleep, the Sixth Order Middle Rank Icefield Wolf came out alone, and Lu Yuan attacked it with consecutive ice dragons.
• Lu Yuan killed the Sixth Order Middle Rank Icefield Wolf and gained 1,000,000 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan killed the Fifth Order Middle Rank and Fifth Order Upper Rank Icefield Wolves, bringing his gains close to two million Evolution Points.
• When a blizzard trapped him, Lu Yuan took shelter in the wolves' cave for two days and two nights.

William pursued an ice-type ability user in No. 2 Lost Ruin, believing the stranger might be Lu Yuan, and attacked him after catching up. Lu Yuan survived William’s assault with a powerful ice shield and escaped while William remained frozen.

• William went to No. 2 Lost Ruin to kill beasts and people, hoping the violence and cold would ease his torment over Noah’s death.
• William sensed a powerful ice-type ability user to the northwest and rushed toward him, deciding to kill him even if he was not Lu Yuan.
• After reaching the fifth-tier middle realm, Lu Yuan detected William approaching and fled with a Gale Pill, but William used the power of annihilation to catch him.
• William attacked Lu Yuan with Meteor Fall, and Lu Yuan summoned an ice dragon before dodging the falling meteors.
• William charged and slashed at Lu Yuan, but Lu Yuan’s ice-protection necklace blocked the strike and froze William solid as Lu Yuan escaped.
• William realized that the stranger’s powerful defensive treasure meant he was likely Lu Yuan using a disguise.

Lu Yuan discovered the Icebound Silent Forest and learned that its enormous Myriad Branches Willow Tree contained Plant Spirit Marrow that could improve his recovery. He entered the forest and found the tree looked malnourished compared with the information he had read.

• Ye Qingyue learned that Lu Yuan was safe and felt relieved.
• Lu Yuan spotted the Icebound Silent Forest, used Detective Skill to investigate it, and sensed an enormous Myriad Branches Willow Tree at its center.
• Lu Yuan learned that the Myriad Branches Willow Tree was a plant life-form whose Plant Spirit Marrow could boost Spiritual Power and bodily recovery.
• Lu Yuan entered the forest and saw the hundred-meter-tall willow tree, with branches that were shorter than the information described.

After killing the Myriad Branches Willow Tree, Lu Yuan swallowed its Plant Spirit Marrow and endured excruciating pain before passing out. He woke with greatly increased spiritual power and discovered that his Detective Skill could reach 70,000 meters in every direction.

• Lu Yuan killed the Myriad Branches Willow Tree, climbed to its crown, and retrieved the jade-green Plant Spirit Marrow.
• Lu Yuan swallowed the Plant Spirit Marrow and endured escalating pain as it tore through and rebuilt his body.
• Lu Yuan lost consciousness after about an hour of agony and woke the next evening.
• Lu Yuan checked his System Panel and saw that his Spiritual Power had risen from 15,500 Hz to 25,000 Hz and his Blood and Qi from 80,000 cal to 82,000 cal.
• Lu Yuan used Detective Skill and found that its range had expanded to 70,000 meters in every direction.

Lu Yuan found a Mirror of Time and Space after killing an Ice Demon Elephant and entered a new trial realm. There, he was ordered to master the SSS-rank skill Extreme Cold Piercing Kill to Advanced Proficiency, and began studying it after losing contact with the outside world.

• Lu Yuan used Detective Skill to locate a Sixth Order Lower Rank ferocious beast and a Mirror of Time and Space in the same direction.
• Lu Yuan killed the Ice Demon Elephant with one Ice Dragon's Roar and gained 700,000 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan entered the Mirror of Time and Space, where he found himself in a dark realm and saw Chinese text announcing a test.
• Lu Yuan received a skill book and learned that he had to master Extreme Cold Piercing Kill to Advanced Proficiency before he could leave.
• Lu Yuan failed to log in to virtual reality to contact his teacher, so he began studying the skill on his own.

Lu Yuan advanced Extreme Cold Piercing Kill to advanced proficiency and completed the test after ten days, earning three rewards. He examined an optical computer chip, a cosmic martial artist movement technique, and an Ice Elemental gem with 99% purity, which he planned to disguise after leaving.

• Lu Yuan spent Evolution Points to raise Extreme Cold Piercing Kill from beginner to advanced proficiency.
• Lu Yuan performed the advanced Martial Skill, concentrating Ice Elemental Energy into the Star Shattering Spear and unleashing it with a thrust.
• Lu Yuan completed the test after ten days and eleven hours, triggering the rewards.
• Lu Yuan received an Intelligent Auxiliary Optical Computer Chip that could scan and identify people's true strength.
• Lu Yuan examined a Low-Base Cosmic Martial Artist Movement Technique and an Ice Elemental gem with 99% purity.
• Lu Yuan decided to disguise the gem after he left.

Lu Yuan mastered Extreme Cold Piercing Kill at Supreme-grade proficiency, though his Ice Elemental Energy could not yet unleash its full power. While hunting in the Mirror of Time and Space, he broke through a frozen lake and awakened a Sixth Order Upper Rank Ice Snow Crocodile King.

• Lu Yuan used Evolution Points to raise Extreme Cold Piercing Kill from Advanced to Master and then Supreme-grade, increasing its potential impact to 1,000,000 tons.
• The Intelligent Auxiliary Optical Computer warned Lu Yuan that he lacked enough Ice Elemental Energy to unleash the skill at full power.
• Lu Yuan continued hunting ferocious beasts to gather Evolution Points as his time in the Mirror of Time and Space drew toward its end.
• Lu Yuan blasted a hole through the thick ice covering an enormous lake with Extreme Cold Piercing Kill.
• An Ice Snow Crocodile King burst from the lake, and the Intelligent Auxiliary Optical Computer identified it as a Sixth Order Upper Rank beast with a Supreme-grade Lower Rank bloodline.

Lu Yuan killed the Ice Snow Crocodile King and used 4.5 million Evolution Points to increase his power, unleashing a vast frozen landscape around him. He emerged from the change with the Ice Elemental Energy stabilized and checked his System Panel.

• Lu Yuan froze the gravely wounded Ice Snow Crocodile King with an Ice Pulse after his ice dragons slowed it.
• Lu Yuan gathered his Ice Elemental Energy and destroyed the frozen king's head with the Star Shattering Spear, killing it and gaining 3,000,000 Evolution Points.
• Lu Yuan retrieved the Ice Snow Crocodile King's beast crystal and spent 4,500,000 Evolution Points to grow stronger.
• Lu Yuan's immense Ice Elemental Energy transformed the surrounding area into a sprawling kingdom of ice peaks, bridges, caves, and gorges.
• After several hours, Lu Yuan stabilized the energy, surveyed the changed landscape, and opened his System Panel.

Lu Yuan disguised himself while leaving No. 2 Lost Ruin, but William recognized him and tried to stop him. Ye Qingyue arrived, rescued Lu Yuan, and used a Space Talisman to take him safely to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall headquarters in Great Xia Kingdom.

• William waited outside No. 2 Lost Ruin, furious as he recalled a snow bear clawing at him while he was frozen.
• Lu Yuan emerged disguised as someone from Beautiful Country, but William sensed his ice-type ability and ordered him to come closer.
• Ye Qingyue arrived and released her Eighth-tier High Grandmaster aura, then carried Lu Yuan away while William watched helplessly.
• Ye Qingyue used a Space Talisman to transport herself and Lu Yuan to the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall headquarters in Great Xia Kingdom.
• Lu Yuan thanked Ye Qingyue after realizing he was safe.

Lu Yuan returned home on his nineteenth birthday and reunited with Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran, who had prepared a celebration with Fang Wan. He realized he had forgotten his birthday when he saw his favorite dishes and longevity noodles waiting for him.

• Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran prepared Lu Yuan’s birthday cake and meal with Fang Wan.
• Lu Yuan arrived home at eight in the evening and was surprised to find both girlfriends there.
• Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran hugged and kissed Lu Yuan, showing how much they had missed him.
• Fang Wan welcomed Lu Yuan to dinner and revealed his favorite dishes and a bowl of longevity noodles.
• Lu Yuan realized he had forgotten that it was his birthday.

Lu Yuan struggled to understand the SSS-rank skill scroll before Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran came to his room together. The next afternoon, he woke beside both women after their intense training match.

• Lu Yuan studied the SSS-rank skill scroll for Mystic Ice Strangling Array but set it aside when he could not understand it.
• Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran arrived at Lu Yuan's door and entered his room together.
• Lu Yuan woke the next day at one in the afternoon beside Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran.
• Lu Yuan covered Jiang Xuanran's exposed leg with the blanket and reflected on the previous night's training match.

Fang Wan realized Lu Yuan, Xia Qingyin, and Jiang Xuanran had spent the day together in Lu Yuan’s room, then quietly gave them space. Lu Yuan took the two women to the station, and the chapter ended with the three celebrating New Year’s Eve as fireworks filled the sky.

• Fang Wan found Xia Qingyin’s room empty and heard sounds from Lu Yuan’s room, then left without disturbing them.
• Lu Yuan, Xia Qingyin, and Jiang Xuanran came downstairs for dinner, where the women realized Fang Wan knew what they had been doing.
• Lu Yuan drove Xia Qingyin and Jiang Xuanran to Fengyang City’s high-speed rail station, but left when a crowd recognized him as the Light of Fengyang.
• On New Year’s Eve, Lu Yuan watched fireworks blossom across the night sky.

While waiting for Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy to open, Lu Yuan trained at the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall and used Evolution Points to improve his Mystic Ice Strangling Array to advanced proficiency. He accepted an invitation to speak at his former high school and arrived to meet Fengyang City's mayor.

• Lu Yuan discovered that his hometown had built an Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall and continued practicing there while waiting for classes to begin.
• With Ye Qingyue's instruction, Lu Yuan comprehended the Mystic Ice Strangling Array and spent Evolution Points raising it from beginner to advanced proficiency.
• After the Lantern Festival, Fengyang City's mayor called Lu Yuan and invited him to give a speech at Fengyang City First High School.
• Lu Yuan accepted the invitation and went to the school, where the mayor and local leaders welcomed him.
• Lu Yuan shook the mayor's hand and suggested they talk as they walked.

Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran left Shencheng Supernatural University through a hidden teleportation array and arrived in Tiangong City. After registering at the entrance, Lu Yuan stepped inside and was stunned by the city’s futuristic traffic.

• Xia Qingyin welcomed Lu Yuan at the school gate and hugged him before he and Jiang Xuanran prepared to leave.
• Song Liyuan revealed a hidden chamber and activated its teleportation array with Destruction Power.
• Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran traveled through the array and arrived in Tiangong City, where Grandmaster soldiers guarded the entrance.
• Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran registered, received identification cards, and entered the city.
• Lu Yuan gazed in astonishment at hovercars and maglev cars moving through Tiangong City.

Ji Yunxi met Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran in Tiangong City, then took them to claim free flying vehicles as future students of Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy. Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran received their vehicles but did not know how to operate them, so Ji Yunxi began teaching them.

• Ji Yunxi greeted Lu Yuan and teased him about not telling her he had arrived, then offered to show him and Jiang Xuanran around and buy them a meal.
• Ji Yunxi introduced herself to Jiang Xuanran, and the two women chatted warmly while Lu Yuan followed them.
• Ji Yunxi took Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran to the flying vehicle distribution center and explained that academy students could each claim one for free.
• Lu Yuan chose an icy-blue flying vehicle, and he and Jiang Xuanran realized they did not know how to fly theirs.
• Ji Yunxi began instructing them, telling them to set their flying vehicles steadily on the ground.

Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran explored a futuristic restaurant in Tiangong City, where Lu Yuan discovered the planet had a network he could not use to send photos. They met Ji Yunxi’s senior brother Wang Shuo, who invited them to eat, and the chapter left them ordering a lavish meal together.

• Lu Yuan tried to send photos to Xia Qingyin, but every image failed, and he learned from his smart auxiliary optical computer that the local network used advanced alien technology.
• Jiang Xuanran led Lu Yuan into a futuristic restaurant, where Ji Yunxi showed off its holographic scenery and dining technology.
• Wang Shuo introduced himself to Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran as Mentor Ye’s first student and greeted them warmly.
• Wang Shuo invited Lu Yuan, Jiang Xuanran, and Ji Yunxi to dine with him and offered to pay.
• Ji Yunxi ordered seven elaborate dishes for the group.

Lu Yuan, Jiang Xuanran, and Ji Yunxi arrived at Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy, where Lu Yuan was struck by the enormous gate and the remains of a ninth-order ferocious beast. After entering, he saw the academy’s advanced grounds and its Combat Power Rankings, which revealed how formidable its students were.

• Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran arrived with Ji Yunxi at Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy and recovered from the pressure of the giant gate and beast skeleton.
• Ji Yunxi explained that the skeleton encouraged students to train, and Lu Yuan’s optical computer identified it as the remains of the first ninth-order ferocious beast humanity had slain, the Sky-Swallowing Bull Python.
• Lu Yuan watched passionate students leave the academy and said he felt he belonged there, eager to surpass his rivals.
• Ji Yunxi took Lu Yuan and Jiang Xuanran through the gate and toward registration.
• Lu Yuan explored the academy’s futuristic grounds and saw that Wang Shuo ranked outside the top 400 on the Combat Power Rankings despite his Sixth Order Middle Rank strength and S-class ability.