Spirit Ascension Platform

After suppressing the wicked thoughts deep in his heart, Nan Fusheng headed straight for the cafeteria.

Zero Class students received Meal A for free, which had saved him quite a bit of money lately.

Eat, then class!

"We're going to the Spirit Pagoda today." Other than when he was lecturing, Wu Changkong's words were always so concise.

The Spirit Pagoda? For what? None of them had reached the point of needing a Soul Spirit yet.

Aside from Nan Fusheng, who understood why, the other five were somewhat puzzled. However, Wu Changkong had no intention of explaining; he was merely informing them.

Leaving the Academy during class hours was a strange yet oddly privileged feeling for students. All six members of Zero Class felt it to some extent.

As they walked, Wu Changkong said, "Starting today, you will have one opportunity each week to train in the Spirit Ascension Platform at the Spirit Pagoda. Cherish this opportunity. The Academy specifically allocated funds to secure it for you."

Gu Yue and Tang Wulin looked confused. Nan Fusheng explained, "On our Douluo Continent, only the Spirit Pagodas in major cities can possibly have a Spirit Ascension Platform.

"There are eighteen Spirit Ascension Platforms across the continent. They are the best places for Spirit Masters to train."

"The Spirit Ascension Platform was created entirely by the Spirit Pagoda. It is a place for Spirit Masters to undergo trials, improve their personal strength, and experience the charm of the ancient Spirit Master world.

"I don't know much about how the Spirit Ascension Platform works, but I heard that more than ten Titled Douluo participated in its initial construction. A large number of top researchers were involved as well. The Spirit Pagoda paid a considerable price to finally complete it."

"When it was first built, the Spirit Ascension Platform's main purpose was to help the Spirit Pagoda further research Artificial Soul Spirits. They hoped to use it to raise the grade of Artificial Soul Spirits and thereby gain the ability to create even stronger Soul Spirits.

"But later, the experiment was only partially successful. Although the Spirit Ascension Platform could help raise a Soul Spirit's grade, the effect was not particularly obvious and came with great uncertainty."

"The Spirit Pagoda invested so much that it naturally could not let it go to waste. After a series of further developments, the Spirit Ascension Platform became a unique place.

"Simply put, it is the crystallization of the efforts of the continent's greatest Soul Tools, Spirit Masters, and researchers.

"When Spirit Masters enter the Spirit Ascension Platform, it is like entering another space. However, they are protected by the platform itself, so the danger is not too great. Yet they can fight Soul Beasts inside and improve their combat experience.

"Some particularly fortunate Spirit Masters can even improve their Soul Spirits within the Spirit Ascension Platform and achieve Spirit Ascension. I don't know the exact details. This is all just what I've heard; I've never actually gone inside."

"How does improving a Soul Spirit work?" Tang Wulin asked.

Nan Fusheng said, "It's simple! Whether it's our Soul Spirits or the Soul Rings directly absorbed from Soul Beasts in the past, their power and rating are determined by the Soul Beasts' cultivation years.

"Improving a Soul Spirit means increasing its cultivation years. The Soul Spirits you and I have are only at the ten-year level, so the odds of improvement are not bad. If we could train in the Spirit Ascension Platform for a long time, we would still have a decent chance.

"However, I've heard that the higher-level a Soul Spirit is, the less likely it is to achieve Spirit Ascension in the Spirit Ascension Platform."

As Nan Fusheng said this, he felt somewhat excited as well. After all, entering the Spirit Ascension Platform not only required five hundred thousand Federal Coins, but also a certain level of status.

Federal Coins were not even the main issue. The Primary Spirit Ascension Platform only had one thousand entry slots each month, and many of those were reserved by major families or powerful factions. Without sufficient influence, there was no way to compete for those few spots.

Xie Xie said from the side, "So the Academy really went all out this time! I bet if Wei Xiaofeng knew we could actually train in the Spirit Ascension Platform, he'd regret it until his guts turned green."

The Spirit Pagoda in Eastsea City was far beyond anything the one in Aolai City, where Nan Fusheng had once lived, could compare to. As one of the Spirit Pagoda organization's eighteen major Branch Pagodas, these eighteen massive Spirit Pagodas were also known as the Eighteen Heavenly Pillars.

This Spirit Pagoda could be seen from a great distance. It stood over a hundred stories tall and more than four hundred meters high. Even amid Eastsea City's forest of skyscrapers, it was a landmark structure.

The Spirit Pagoda's base was octagonal and covered an enormous area. Every ten floors, it narrowed inward until it reached the pointed spire at the top.

Even from the outside alone, its majestic grandeur could be felt.

The Academy had clearly made arrangements in advance. When they walked up the stairs to the main entrance, Long Hengxu, the director of studies, was already waiting there.

Seeing Wu Changkong bring them over, Long Hengxu quickly stepped forward. "Teacher Wu."

"Director Long." Wu Changkong returned the greeting simply, his expression as blank as ever.

Long Hengxu said, "Come with me."

The moment they entered the first floor of the Spirit Pagoda, they were stunned by its magnificent interior decoration. The floor was paved with dark-gold stone, marked by dazzling natural patterns. Enormous Stone Pillars supported a dome dozens of meters high, while the gorgeous colored murals on those pillars and the dome were even more breathtaking.

These murals were resplendent in gold and jade. They depicted scenery and people, seeming to record a story.

Wu Changkong said, "The murals record how the first Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda, a legendary Spirit Master and the inventor of Soul Spirits, the Spirit Ice Douluo, once led human Spirit Masters against a Soul Beast Beast Tide.

"The murals here are only one part of it. Only by gathering the murals from all eighteen Spirit Pagoda Branches can the full story be seen. The murals at the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters record the scene of the Spirit Ice Douluo battling the strongest Soul Beast, the Beast God Di Tian.

"After that battle, the Spirit Ice Douluo vanished and never appeared again. However, legend says that the Spirit Ice Douluo was ultimately victorious, because after that, the Beast God, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian, likewise never appeared again."

As Nan Fusheng listened to Wu Changkong's explanation, he looked toward the murals. Within the Beast Tide, enormous Soul Beasts radiated incomparably terrifying auras, while standing before them was a massive city.

Above the city floated a figure. His eyes were exceptionally bright, and several figures hovered around him.

There was a stunning woman in white, a stunning woman in green, and on his shoulder was something like an icy flower. There was also a giant bear and an enormous white insect. Under their protection, one strange and brilliant Soul Ring after another circled the young man.

Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao! No, he should be called Dai Yuhao now.

Nan Fusheng knew more about his story than anyone else in this era. After all, when he had finished reading Peerless Tang Sect back then, it had disgusted him terribly.

He had clearly borne a blood feud, yet in the end, because of so-called love, he had willingly become a dog of the Tang Family. Although his mother had ultimately been revived,

what could he say? Nan Fusheng personally could not accept that ending. He wondered whether Dai Yuhao had now successfully escaped his father-in-law's chastity belt.

At that moment, Nan Fusheng noticed that Tang Wulin had been staring at another figure beside Dai Yuhao.

"Dragon Butterfly Douluo Tang Wutong, the wife of Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao. Look, the Spirit Ice Douluo's wife is so beautiful!

"I heard she was also extremely powerful and possessed a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill with the Spirit Ice Douluo. They could merge into one and become an overwhelmingly powerful existence. In that era, they were the strongest." Xie Xie gazed at the mural with an admiring expression.

"Tang Wutong's name sounds rather similar to Wulin's." There was something strange in Gu Yue's voice. "And have you noticed? Wulin seems to look a little like that Tang Wutong, especially around the eyes."

Xie Xie said, "Not really, right? Dragon Butterfly Douluo's eyes and hair are both pinkish blue, while Wulin's are black. How do they look alike?"

Listening to their conversation, Nan Fusheng felt an odd sensation. If they knew that Tang Wulin was Dragon Butterfly Douluo's younger brother and Sea God Tang San's son, would Gu Yue fly into a rage on the spot?

After all, Tang God King could be said to have contributed greatly to Soul Beasts ending up like this.