Shane Lloyd, a newly awakened fighter, rescues Lauren Jones, a disciple of the elite White Jade Academy, from a deadly Quakebear. Despite his inexperience and refusal to join any academy yet, Shane swiftly defeats the beast, impressing Lauren. She offers to recommend him directly to White Jade Academy as a master’s disciple without an entrance exam. Shane declines, confident in his powerful SSS Changeable Rod and determined to join on his own merit. Before parting, Lauren gives him the purified magic core of the Quakebear as a token. Shane leaves abruptly, hinting at imminent challenges ahead.