Chapter Summaries

After returning from the Underground World, Lu Yuan flew to Shencheng City and reunited with Xia Qingyin at the university’s Freshman Tournament. He carried her away through the sky, leaving the crowd in awe.

• Lu Yuan returned to the real world, visited his hometown, and flew to Shencheng City using Ice Wings.
• Lu Yuan called Xia Qingyin after finding few people at the university gates and learned that everyone was gathered for the Freshman Tournament.
• Two specially recruited freshmen considered pursuing Xia Qingyin until another student told them she was Lu Yuan’s girlfriend.
• Lu Yuan flew to the tournament, found Xia Qingyin with his Spiritual Power, and lifted her into his arms.
• Xia Qingyin blushed and chided Lu Yuan for carrying her away in front of so many people, while admitting that she liked it.

Lu Yuan spent time with Xia Qingyin, stayed overnight in her dorm, and gave her an SS+ rank recovery resource after their night together. He decided to remain with her for another day, and the chapter left off as Wang Youzhu hurried over for the dinner Xia Qingyin had cooked.

• Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin shared food together, and he encouraged her to eat as much as she wanted.
• Lu Yuan stayed overnight in Xia Qingyin's dorm and pulled her close when she suggested taking a shower first.
• The next morning, Xia Qingyin complained that she had missed the Freshman Tournament again, and Lu Yuan gave her a recovery resource that quickly restored her body.
• Lu Yuan told Xia Qingyin that the resource was an SS+ rank item and reassured her that nothing in the Underground World could hurt him now.
• Lu Yuan stayed with Xia Qingyin for one more day, and Wang Youzhu hurried over when Xia Qingyin served dinner.

Lu Yuan returned to Tiangong City and visited Ye Qingyue, who gave him an SSS+ skill scroll for Mysterious Ice Dragon Soaring. After learning he had reached eighth-order Lower Rank, he returned the Ice Blessing Necklace to her, leaving Ye Qingyue to wonder whether he wanted to cut ties.

• Lu Yuan said goodbye to Xia Qingyin, traveled through the teleportation array to Tiangong City, and passed the inspectors' required check.
• Lu Yuan visited Ye Qingyue and revealed that he had reached eighth-order Lower Rank, astonishing her.
• Ye Qingyue gave Lu Yuan the SSS+ skill scroll Mysterious Ice Dragon Soaring, which required him to first comprehend Ice Dragon's Roar.
• Lu Yuan excitedly hugged Ye Qingyue, then pulled away and apologized; she told him she understood.
• Lu Yuan unclasped the Ice Blessing Necklace and returned it to Ye Qingyue, who wondered if he was cutting ties with her.

Lu Yuan returned to his residence and found Celicia and Jiang Xuanran waiting in dressed-up outfits. Their rehearsed welcome left him stunned and visibly tempted.

• Celicia reassured Jiang Xuanran that Lu Yuan would like their outfits and planned words.
• Lu Yuan returned to his bedroom without using his Spiritual Power to check who was inside.
• Lu Yuan found Celicia in a white dress and Jiang Xuanran in a black gown, dressed as a Saintess and a Witch.
• Celicia and Jiang Xuanran welcomed Lu Yuan with their rehearsed invitation, leaving Jiang Xuanran blushing.
• Lu Yuan was stunned by their appearance and struggled to resist the temptation.

After Arthur and Xiao Chengjun drove the beasts back, Xiao Chengjun spent more than a month clearing the Beast World and stayed to watch the Five Great Beast Emperors hiding underwater. He decided to seek Lu Yuan’s advice and contacted him through the virtual reality, where Ye Qingyue summoned Lu Yuan to meet Lord Xiao.

• Arthur and Xiao Chengjun reached the Underground World entrance, and the beasts fled after sensing Arthur’s powerful aura.
• Tu Xiao, Shuang Zheng, Xuan Ao, Mo Qiu, and Yan Chi retreated underwater and relied on Xuan Ao’s protective shield to hide from Xiao Chengjun.
• Xiao Chengjun repeatedly attacked the beasts with lightning, pausing to restore his Thunder Element Primal Energy between assaults.
• After more than a month, Xiao Chengjun killed every beast in the Beast World but stayed behind to guard the Five Great Beast Emperors.
• Xiao Chengjun decided to contact Lu Yuan through a virtual reality device, and Ye Qingyue told Lu Yuan that Lord Xiao wanted to see him.

Lu Yuan obtained some spaceship fuel from Fang Yi but learned he needed more, then left Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy to hunt vicious beasts and strengthen himself before No. 1 Lost Ruin opened. After finding no suitable Underground World to hunt in, he decided to search a Lost Ruin instead.

• Lu Yuan traded cultivation resources to Fang Yi for fuel, then learned from Gu Li that he needed at least thirty cubic meters to reach the nearest inhabited planet to Blue Star.
• Lu Yuan prepared to leave the academy, saying goodbye to Jiang Xuanran, Celicia, and Ye Qingyue.
• Lu Yuan flew away from Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy, then realized he had no suitable place to hunt vicious beasts.
• Lu Yuan searched the Intelligent Auxiliary Brain's database for Underground Worlds but found none with enough beasts to hunt.
• Lu Yuan decided to explore a Lost Ruin, recalling the treasures he had obtained at No. 2 Lost Ruin and No. 7 Lost Ruin.

Lu Yuan entered the No. 12 Lost Ruin after using his eighth-level Great Grandmaster aura to obtain access. Inside, his Spiritual Power scans worked nearly as well as on land, and he discovered something in the surrounding waters.

• Lu Yuan reached the entrance to Ruin No. 12 beneath the Sakura Sea and used his aura to prompt the person in charge to give him a pass.
• The person in charge provided Lu Yuan with a Primal Energy–to–oxygen conversion device, and Lu Yuan entered through the ruin’s spiral gate.
• The person in charge reported Lu Yuan’s arrival to his superiors, who were shocked by his strength and considered the visit a chance to improve relations with Great Xia Kingdom.
• Lu Yuan scanned the waters inside the ruin with his Spiritual Power and made a startling discovery.

Lu Yuan spent a week hunting vicious beasts to gather enough Evolution Points to advance to Eighth-Order Middle Rank, and his breakthrough froze a vast stretch of the ocean. After nearly two days, his energy settled, and he found himself trapped beneath an enormous layer of exceptionally hard ice.

• Lu Yuan hunted vicious beasts with Ice Dragon's Roar and accumulated more than 130 million Evolution Points over a week.
• Lu Yuan spent 130 million Evolution Points to advance to Eighth-Order Middle Rank, releasing Ice Elemental Energy that froze the surrounding sea and killed many vicious beasts.
• Lu Yuan's breakthrough energy spread across a vast area, freezing the seabed, deep-sea vents, and even waves at the surface.
• After nearly two days, Lu Yuan checked his improved attributes and saw that he had gained more than 40 million Evolution Points from the frozen beasts.
• Lu Yuan surveyed the ice and realized it was over ten thousand meters thick and extremely hard, leaving him to find a way out.

Lu Yuan used Ice Dragon's Roar to carve a passage through the ice while the Void Devouring Demon Tooth Shark secretly waited ahead to devour him. When Lu Yuan sensed a powerful beast at the passage's end, he chose to keep moving forward.

• Lu Yuan and the Void Devouring Demon Tooth Shark both broke through the ice from the same direction, each hoping to reach the other for different reasons.
• Lu Yuan used repeated Ice Dragon's Roar spells to rapidly open a wide passage through the ice.
• The Void Devouring Demon Tooth Shark stopped ramming the ice and waited quietly at the passage's end so Lu Yuan would not detect it.
• Lu Yuan controlled his spell use to keep his Ice Elemental Energy replenished as he neared the passage's exit.
• Lu Yuan sensed a high-ranked ferocious beast waiting ahead but could not identify its rank, so he decided to continue forward, trusting his Obsidian Battle Armor to protect him.

Lu Yuan let the Void Devouring Demon Tooth Shark swallow him after his Ice Blades failed to pierce its hide, then found its stomach acid could not harm him through his Obsidian Battle Armor. He attacked the beast's vulnerable insides with the Profound Ice Overlord Spear, leaving it thrashing in agony.

• Lu Yuan's more than ten thousand Ice Blades struck the Void Devouring Demon Tooth Shark but only scratched its hide.
• Lu Yuan deliberately allowed the Void Devouring Demon Tooth Shark to swallow him so he could attack it from within.
• The Void Devouring Demon Tooth Shark's stomach acid failed to harm Lu Yuan or his Profound Ice Overlord Spear.
• Lu Yuan stabbed the Void Devouring Demon Tooth Shark's tender insides, punching holes through them and drawing blood.
• The Void Devouring Demon Tooth Shark realized Lu Yuan was alive inside it and thrashed wildly from the pain.

After the Void Devouring Demon Tooth Shark died, Lu Yuan escaped its body on the ocean floor and discovered a mermaid inside a shell. She introduced herself as Shamirra, a princess who had fled her planet through a temporal rift during an invasion by alien races.

• Lu Yuan received 140 million Evolution Points for killing the Void Devouring Demon Tooth Shark, but remained trapped inside as its body plunged toward the seabed.
• The shark crashed into the ocean floor, and Lu Yuan climbed through its esophagus and mouth to escape.
• Lu Yuan spotted a strange shell and swam toward it, causing it to open and reveal a mermaid.
• The mermaid thanked Lu Yuan for saving her and introduced herself as Shamirra, a princess of the Merfolk race.
• Shamirra explained that she had escaped an alien invasion through a temporal rift and ended up in the ocean.

Lu Yuan agreed to form a contract with Shamirra after learning about the mermaid's blessing and its benefits. The contract began with a kiss and golden light, and Shamirra led him inside a shell for its final step.

• Shamirra explained that her contract differed from Lu Yuan's Companion Beast contract and offered him the ability to gain a second companion's assistance.
• Shamirra described her blessing: underwater breathing, friendlier communication with sea creatures, stronger water and ice attacks, and greater resistance to Spiritual Power.
• Lu Yuan accepted Shamirra's offer and agreed to take her out of the area afterward.
• Shamirra kissed Lu Yuan, embraced him as golden light enveloped them, and gained human legs.
• Shamirra said one final step remained, then led Lu Yuan into a shell.

Lu Yuan left No. 12 Lost Ruin after earning hundreds of millions of Evolution Points, collecting ocean treasures, and forming a contract with Shamirra. With nearby monster populations depleted, he moved on to another Underground World and began looking for new places to hunt.

• Lu Yuan noticed that ferocious beasts had become scarce in No. 12 Lost Ruin and told Shamirra he was leaving.
• Lu Yuan used his pass to exit the Lost Ruin through its entrance whirlpool, taking stock of his Evolution Points, ocean treasures, and contract with Shamirra.
• Sakura Country officials hurried to greet Lu Yuan, but he ignored them and left to seek another place to farm Evolution Points.
• The Sakura Country officials concluded that becoming a subordinate state of Great Xia Kingdom would take time.
• Lu Yuan found that nearby hunting grounds were depleted, so he decided to travel between Lost Ruins and Underground Worlds for more monsters.
• Shamirra expected Lu Yuan to take her home, but he entered another Underground World to hunt instead.

Lu Yuan accumulated enough Evolution Points to reach the Ninth-Order Saint realm, but waited to break through until he could do so safely outside Tiangong City. He introduced Shamirra to Xia Qingyin, and the three grew closer before Lu Yuan and the two women spent the night together; meanwhile, Little Ice confessed her feelings to Little Blue Sister.

• Lu Yuan reached the threshold for a breakthrough to the Ninth-Order Saint realm but decided to wait until he was outside Tiangong City to avoid injuring anyone with his Ice Elemental Energy.
• Lu Yuan introduced Shamirra to Xia Qingyin, who welcomed her as another sister and learned that she was a Merfolk princess.
• A Shencheng Supernatural University student overheard Shamirra call Lu Yuan “Master” and privately imagined what their relationship was like.
• Xia Qingyin steered Lu Yuan and Shamirra toward her home, and the three later went to the bedroom together.
• During Little Ice's little theater, Little Ice confessed her feelings to Little Blue Sister.

Lu Yuan let Little Ice stay with Little Blue and Xia Qingyin before returning to Tiangong City. After passing inspection, he flew nearly a hundred kilometers from the city, where Shamirra asked why he had come there.

• A few men tried to capture Little Ice and Little Blue for their gambling debts, but Little Ice bit off one man's arm and made the others flee.
• Little Blue and Little Ice confessed their feelings and became intimate.
• Lu Yuan and Xia Qingyin noticed the dragons' relationship, and Lu Yuan agreed to let Little Ice stay with Little Blue and protect Xia Qingyin.
• Wang Youzhu recognized Little Ice at Xia Qingyin's home and learned that the two dragons were together.
• Lu Yuan returned to Tiangong City, passed the inspection, and flew toward the outskirts before stopping nearly a hundred kilometers away.

Lu Yuan completed his breakthrough to ninth-order lower realm and brought Shamirra to meet Ye Qingyue. After learning about Shamirra’s past and origins, Ye Qingyue listened as Lu Yuan began to reveal another secret.

• After three days and nights, Lu Yuan completed his breakthrough and saw that his spirit, blood and qi, and Power of Destruction had risen dramatically.
• Shamirra emerged from Lu Yuan’s forehead and reminded him that he had promised to deal with her after they returned.
• Lu Yuan took Shamirra to Ye Qingyue’s residence at Tiangong Supernatural Ability Academy to introduce her to his teacher and girlfriends.
• Shamirra admired Ye Qingyue’s garden of irises, grew tearful remembering her destroyed homeland, and accepted Lu Yuan’s comfort.
• Ye Qingyue met Shamirra, heard Lu Yuan explain her origins, and then listened as Lu Yuan said he had another secret to tell her.

Lu Yuan told Ye Qingyue he planned to enter Lost Ruins No. 1, and she proposed they go together. They agreed to travel as a pair, then shared the osmanthus cakes Ye Qingyue had made.

• Ye Qingyue worried that Lu Yuan’s growing strength would widen the gap between them, while Shamirra suspected Ye Qingyue had special feelings for her master.
• Lu Yuan told Ye Qingyue he planned to enter Lost Ruins No. 1 after learning Mysterious Ice Dragon Soaring, partly to fulfill his promise to Dean Fang Yi.
• Ye Qingyue explained that two ninth-order lower-rank ability users could enter the ruins together and offered to accompany Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan accepted Ye Qingyue’s offer, and she brought osmanthus cakes for him and Shamirra.

Shamirra told Ye Qingyue she knew about her feelings for Lu Yuan and suggested ways she could pursue him. Lu Yuan introduced Shamirra to Celicia and Jiang Xuanran, and the chapter ended with him reflecting on how he had surpassed Ye Qingyue in strength.

• Shamirra asked Ye Qingyue whether she liked Lu Yuan, and Ye Qingyue admitted she wanted to become his woman.
• Shamirra suggested that Ye Qingyue make a move on Lu Yuan when they went alone to Lost Ruin No. 1.
• Lu Yuan introduced Shamirra to Celicia and Jiang Xuanran, who welcomed her after hearing she was the Princess of the Fallen Planet.
• Lu Yuan left his cultivation room to shower and reflected that he had become stronger than Ye Qingyue.

Lu Yuan spent Evolution Points to raise Mysterious Ice Dragon Soaring to intermediate proficiency, then left Tiangong City to test it in the wilderness. He demonstrated the spell’s ability to multiply, combine, and shatter its ice dragons, leaving the surrounding weeds destroyed.

• Lu Yuan used 2,000 Evolution Points to advance Mysterious Ice Dragon Soaring to novice proficiency and absorbed the memories needed to cast it.
• Lu Yuan spent 72,000 Evolution Points to raise the spell to intermediate proficiency, leaving him with 6,000 points.
• Lu Yuan flew from his residence to the wilderness outside Tiangong City so he could safely test Mysterious Ice Dragon Soaring.
• Lu Yuan summoned nine crystal-ice dragons and split them into countless smaller dragons that filled the sky.
• Lu Yuan combined the dragons into one colossal ice dragon, then made it shatter into a storm of freezing fragments that smashed the nearby weeds.

Lu Yuan prepared to leave with Ye Qingyue for the Lost Ruins of Island 1, while Shamirra recovered at his residence and Jiang Xuanran saw him off. The two traveled to the headquarters of the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall, where Ye Qingyue explained how Lu Yuan could obtain a fighter jet.

• Jiang Xuanran returned to Lu Yuan's residence, found Shamirra exhausted and unresponsive in bed, and went to practice with her spear.
• Lu Yuan told Jiang Xuanran he was leaving, and she urged him to be careful before helping him that night.
• The next morning, Lu Yuan met Ye Qingyue outside her residence, and they set out together for the Ice Snow Supernatural Ability Hall headquarters.
• Ye Qingyue told Lu Yuan that he could apply to the Grandmaster Temple for a fighter jet, which would be built and delivered within a year.