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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Symbol Master Tower (符师塔) |
| Location | Flame City, at the Symbol Master Association plaza 53 |
| Affiliation | Flame City Symbol Master Association 20 53 |
| Occupation / Role | Sacred mental-energy cultivation ground, Rune Master trial site, and venue for the Tower Battle 53 55 |
| Status | Retained by Flame City after Wu Yun and Lin Dong's Tower Battle victory over Skyfire City 60 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 42 42 |
Background / History
The Symbol Master Tower was condensed from the lifelong mental strength of countless Rune Master predecessors. Flame City's Rune Masters regard it as a sacred ground. It is not continuously accessible; each opening requires a decision by the entire Symbol Master Association. 53
Before the Tower Battle, Flame City had lost to Skyfire City for two consecutive years. A third loss would have transferred possession of the tower to Skyfire City, making Wu Yun and Lin Dong's participation central to Flame City's defense. 51
Yan Xuan and three Flame City Rune Masters opened the tower by pooling their Spiritual Power into a Light Seal and placing it within the stone doors' central groove. The opening released mental pressure strong enough to force nearby Rune Masters backward. 55
Wu Yun and Lin Dong entered during the Tower Battle, defeated Skyfire City participants who were assaulting Flame City Rune Masters on the fourth floor, and advanced to the upper levels. Their performance secured Flame City's victory, while Zhou Tong conceded defeat for Skyfire City. 56 60
Structure and Operation
| Area / Floor | Documented Features |
|---|---|
| Entrance and first floor | Contains an immense concentration of mental energy. A Mental Barrier blocks the staircase upward; many One-Seal Talismancers cannot pass it. 56 |
| Fourth floor | Reached by Two-Seal Symbol Masters and served as a confrontation point between Flame City and Skyfire City competitors. 56 |
| Sixth floor | Wu Yun broke through to Three-Seal Talismancer here amid a significant mental-energy fluctuation. 58 |
| Seventh floor | Protected by a highly oppressive Mental Barrier; Zhou Tong entered it during the Tower Battle. 57 |
| Eighth floor | Contains exceptionally dense Mental Power and a stone monument bearing the Qi-level Mental Secret Technique Creation Talisman Array. 59 60 |
| Ninth floor | An outwardly plain, dusty chamber whose walls contain two complex ancient symbols. The symbols are copies of two Ancestral Talismans. 60 61 |
Mental-Energy Cultivation
The tower's mental energy becomes denser on higher floors, making upper-level cultivation more effective. Its energy can purify and strengthen Natal Spirit Talismans; Lin Dong's Natal Spirit Talismans were able to absorb and refine the energy autonomously. 56
- Mental Barriers test a Rune Master's ability to withstand mental pressure before allowing advancement. 56 57
- Tower Battle participants compete by reaching the highest floor and enduring there the longest. 55
- Killing is forbidden during Tower Battles, though competitors may still inflict crippling injuries. 56
Discoveries
- Chaos Divine Mill Visualization Technique — Wu Yun's check-in system awarded this mental-energy cultivation technique when he entered the tower. 55 56
- Creation Talisman Array — A Qi-level Mental Secret Technique concealed within a monument on the eighth floor. It has three transformations: Creation Light, Creation Azure Wave, and Myriad Transformation Flame. 59 76
- Ancestral Talisman Mental Map — The ninth-floor symbols reacted with Wu Yun's Natal Spirit Talisman and revealed a Mental Map marked by two red points. One corresponded to the Devouring Ancestral Symbol within the Great Yan Dynasty; the other indicated the Lightning Ancestral Symbol beyond it. 61 86
Dao Heaven City Version
A later Symbol Master Tower was erected in Dao Heaven City following the design of Flame City's original tower. Huang Yun created it as a Spiritual Treasure through the World Tree. 279
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Levels | Seven levels, each corresponding to a Star Rank Title; clearing all seven qualifies a challenger as a Seven Star Genius. 279 |
| Tests | The Tower Spirit tailors trials to each challenger. The first level tests willpower through Mental Pressure, while later levels include combat and illusion trials. 279 |
| Purpose | Evaluates Rune Masters comprehensively for recruitment and resource allocation within the Martial Way Holy Land. 279 |
| Known challengers | Ye Chu reached the sixth floor and later entered the seventh floor, aided by his innate nascent soul and resistance to mental pressure. 279 280 281 |
| Completion record | No challenger had completely cleared the seven levels; Six Star Genius was the highest recorded rank at the time. 279 |