Dihua Ability Institute

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Dihua Ability Institute
Original Name	帝华异能院
Location	Central District, Chana Empire; within Di City’s surrounding territory 24 52
Affiliation	Originally associated with the Chana Empire; later operates as the “World Hub” 52 1101
Occupation/Role	Ability-user education, research, containment, administration, and global defense
Status	Active; extensively restructured under Masked’s leadership 1083 1416
First Appearance	Chapter 24

History

Founding and early development

The institute’s Confinement Building was planned by its first Dean and constructed with the Administrative Building Committee’s support. Its purpose was to contain dangerous lifeforms for research rather than execute them; its creation required approval from the Britain Empire, Arctic Nations, Marei Empire, and Divine Kingdom. 798

Research conducted through the Confinement Building led to the creation of the Ghost Bead, a control crystal capable of containing Ghost Creature Cores. The discovery was classified as top secret and transformed Dihua’s educational system within five years. 798

Original academy era

Dihua operated as the Chana Empire’s foremost Ability Institute and was regarded as one of the world’s top three institutions. Its training methods were largely confidential, while admission was associated with exceptional talent and survival through demanding physical training. 71 478

Yu Jing entered as a Gene Academy disciple after passing physical training and became an officially recognized disciple on September 11, 2139. 71 176

Masked takeover and reforms

Communication with normal disciples, administrators, and commissioners was cut off during the institute’s internal crisis, while Dean Shen Tu went missing. 1077 The Masked subsequently assumed the Dean position after presenting approval from special commissioners, disciple representatives, and the Central Council. 1083

The new administration enacted reforms affecting commissioner titles, disciple management, the points system, underground construction, and the formation of a Ninth Department. 1083 The Monster Academy was then established as the Ninth Department, with You Chi as its Dean. 1089

Within one month, Dihua became the World Hub. A super-high-speed underground maglev network connected it to major global powers, while the underground Demonic City became a commercial, industrial, entertainment, and auction center. 1101

The Divine Kingdom Divine Academy was later merged into Dihua as the Old World Academy, temporarily based on an island in the North District. 1470

Campus

Dihua covers approximately 12,800 square kilometers and is divided into the East, South, West, North, and Central districts. 52

District	Major facilities and functions
East District	Contains the Crater Area, Medical School, affiliated hospital, Dihua Ability Institute Stadium, and Physical Training Academy facilities. 49 52
South District	Contains disciple dormitories, the Disciple Cafeteria, and the Degenerate Zone. 52
West District	Known as the Cultivation Zone; houses the Gene, Chemistry, Mechanical, Language, Arts, and Art School academies, plus the Main Teaching Building. 52
North District	Contains the Confinement Building complex and later the temporarily relocated Old World Academy. 52 799 1470
Central District	Contains the Central Administration Building and Grand Library. 52

East District

The Medical School is located around the Crater Area and its affiliated hospital. Although ranked fifth among the original departments by overall strength, it is considered Dihua’s most authoritative academy; its annual enrollment is only one-quarter that of other academies, and its disciples are valued for improving mission survival rates. 52

The Dihua Ability Institute Stadium seats 100,000 people and can be reconfigured into arenas for competitions and sparring. The nearby Physical Training Academy trains disciples to surpass normal human physical limits. 52

South District

Dormitory assignments range from luxurious two-person suites to twelve-person rooms. Housing is reassessed annually through Ability-test performance, and disciples may trade accommodations for points. 52

The Disciple Cafeteria employs renowned chefs and offers increasingly expensive meal tiers. The nearby Degenerate Zone provides high-end entertainment services intended to encourage point consumption and disciple advancement. 52

Central District

The Central Administration Building is Dihua’s principal administrative authority. It formulates policies, recruitment procedures, dormitory management, and training-mission assignments; it also houses elite combat power for extraordinary disasters. 52 184

The building is an eighteen-story hexagram-shaped structure with six entrances and an area comparable to a small town. Internal magnetic-levitation trains allow travel through its corridors. 184

The Grand Library is built within a mountain in the Central District. It charges disciples points for entry, time spent inside, and access to books of different levels; its collection is reputed to rapidly improve a disciple’s abilities. 52 232

Academies and departments

The institute originally consisted of eight major academies, represented at the freshman opening ceremony. 70

Academy / Department	Specialty or noted function
Arts Academy	Originally ranked first in comprehensive strength; associated with cultivator links through Dean Huangfu Yunhai. 1080 1081
Mechanical Academy	Oversees advanced mechanical systems; Fang Tianhe served as the institute’s Network Brain and its dean. 1004 1080
Physical Training Academy	Cultivates physical ability users and bodily refinement. 52
Chemistry Academy	Conducts chemistry and alchemy research; its underground alchemy area was controlled by Dean Aifeisi Ruo. 52 1081
Medical School	Provides professional medical education through the affiliated hospital and maintains selective enrollment. 49 52
Art School	Focuses on mental cultivation; disciples are required to meditate daily when not on missions or leave. 52 1150
Language Academy	Later became heavily associated with yin energy and the Yin Gathering Great Locus. 52 1684
Gene Academy	Yu Jing’s academy; ranked eighth in the original comprehensive-strength list. 176 1080
Monster Academy	Ninth Department formed under Masked’s reforms; led by You Chi and tied to the Confinement Building administration. 1089 1128
Old World Academy	Formed from the merger of the Divine Kingdom Divine Academy; intended for rational demons. 1470 1666

Administration

Deans and commissioners

The Di Hua Commissioner Grand Conference is held every three years and is the institute’s highest meeting for commissioners. It reviews research, world contributions, disciple management, internal reforms, and departmental agendas. 1080

Commissioners who fail to attend without a valid death notice or joint approval from the Dean and Central Council can be expelled. The conference can also strip commissioners, administrative personnel, vice deans, and directors of their identities for poor performance or insufficient contributions. 1080

The original Eight Great Deans were regarded as Dihua’s supreme combat power. A dean requires research achievements, superior strength within their department, at least three world-class combat honors, and five national-level honors. 1080

Central Council

The hidden Central Council consists of 108 members whose true identities are not publicly known. All 108 appeared during only the institute’s founding, the global war triggered by Masked, and a later interrogation of the Masked Dean. 1752 1797

Disciple systems

Points and accommodation

Points function as Dihua’s internal currency; money has no practical value on campus. They are used for food, transportation, library access, and other institute services. 52 55

• Dormitory quality is linked to physical-training and Ability-test evaluations. 52
• High-end cafeteria meals and Degenerate Zone services require substantial point expenditures. 52
• The Grand Library deducts points for entry, time, and reading material. 52

Academy uniforms and identity cards

Academy uniforms monitor disciples’ physical information in real time. Yu Jing received a modified uniform that would identify the plant in his arm as the fabricated ability “Ivy.” 55

Dihua’s point cards were later replaced with redesigned Ability Institute Cards. The new cards had disabled storage functions and required on-campus activation for their additional functions. 1078

A basic external access pass is the Dihua Ability Institute Common Emblem, marked with the character “Emperor” and imagery of the Central Administration Building and a mask. 1884

Recruitment and assessments

Under Masked’s new recruitment policy, applicants had to be between fifteen and twenty-five years old and pass Dihua’s junior social competition. The former family-based recommendation system was abolished. 1638

New disciples were assessed by fighting one of the Ten Prodigies in a horror-movie world. During the first intake under this system, more than 1,300 applicants participated and 800 passed. 1638

Security and containment

Confinement Building

The Confinement Building, also called the Black Coffin, is an inverted-coffin-shaped black structure in the North District. It holds dangerous lifeforms and anomalous individuals; the highest levels contain the most dangerous entities and are forbidden to outsiders. 799

The containment complex includes three principal areas:

• Normal Containment Facility — lower-level containment area. 799
• Advanced Containment Facility — higher-security containment area. 799
• Black Coffin — main confinement structure for world-threatening entities. 799

Access to the system requires simultaneous authorization from the central political group and all Confinement Building administrators. Ten emergency voting authorities are entrusted to each generation’s Ten Prodigies. 798

The North District’s confinement barrier was lifted during the institute’s takeover, releasing dangerous contained lifeforms. 1079

Defensive systems

Dean Tianyi’s mental barrier once prevented satellite and advanced reconnaissance detection of the institute and immediately reported attempted intrusions. 1082

Fang Tianhe managed Dihua’s network security as the institute’s Network Brain. His rebellion caused the network to crash, coinciding with the failure of Tianyi’s defensive barrier. 1004 1082

Dihua possesses hyper-realistic combat simulation technology, available elsewhere in the Chana Empire only to the government. Its simulations can reproduce environments with less than 0.01% deviation from real conditions and may incorporate imprisoned ghost creatures for trial evaluations. 228

Ten Prodigies

The Ten Prodigies are Dihua’s foremost disciples and hold exceptional institutional influence. Their positions are continuously reassessed rather than left vacant. 1087

• Ten Prodigies hold emergency voting authority related to the Confinement Building. 798
• They serve as representatives of the institute in major competitions and international events. 1149 1167
• The Ten Prodigies Championship uses ten challenge arenas: eight held by current graduating Prodigies and two hidden in dangerous areas of the campus. 1132 1136
• Participants may select a Normal disciple as an ally during championship competition. 1133
• Yu Xiaoxiao became the Seventh Seat under the title Shadow Kill. 1531

Notable events

• Ghost Bead development — Confinement Building research produced the Ghost Bead and reshaped Dihua’s education system. 798
• Masked takeover — Dihua’s leadership and internal systems were seized and reorganized under a new Dean. 1077 1083
• World Hub construction — An underground maglev network and Demonic City transformed Dihua into a global center. 1101
• Old World Academy merger — The Divine Kingdom Divine Academy was incorporated into Dihua. 1470
• Global defense role — The institute used its World Center system to coordinate resistance against an alien invasion. 1531