Spirit Ascension Platform

After suppressing the evil thoughts deep within his heart, Nan Fusheng headed straight for the cafeteria.

Zero Class students received Grade A Meals for free, saving him a considerable amount of money lately.

Eat, then attend class!

"Today, we're going to the Spirit Pagoda." Other than when he was teaching, Wu Zhangkong's words were always this concise.

What were they going to the Spirit Pagoda for? None of them had reached the point of needing a Soul Spirit yet.

Other than Nan Fusheng, who understood why, the other five were puzzled. However, Wu Zhangkong had no intention of explaining; he was merely informing them.

Leaving the academy during class time felt strange and somehow prestigious to students. All six Zero Class students felt that way to some extent.

As they walked, Wu Zhangkong said, "Starting today, you will have one chance each week to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform at the Spirit Pagoda for cultivation. Cherish this opportunity. The academy specifically secured it for you with special funding."

Gu Yue and Tang Wulin looked confused. Nan Fusheng explained, "On 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 Soul Masters to cultivate."

"The Spirit Ascension Platform was created entirely by the Spirit Pagoda. It is a place for Soul Masters to train, improve their individual strength, and experience the allure of the Soul Master world from ancient times.

"I don't really understand how the Spirit Ascension Platform works. All I know is that when it was first built, more than ten Title Douluo took part, along with a great many top researchers. The Spirit Pagoda paid an enormous price before finally completing it."

"When the Spirit Ascension Platform was initially built, its 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, allowing them to create more powerful Soul Spirits.

"However, the experiment was only partially successful. The Spirit Ascension Platform could help raise the grade of Soul Spirits, but the effect was not particularly obvious and came with considerable uncertainty."

"The Spirit Pagoda invested so much that they 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 finest Soul Tools, Soul Masters, and researchers.

"When Soul Masters enter the Spirit Ascension Platform, it is like entering another space. However, they are protected by the platform itself, so the danger is limited. Yet they can battle Soul Beasts inside and improve their practical combat experience.

"Some particularly lucky Soul Masters can even perfect their Soul Spirits within the Spirit Ascension Platform, achieving Spirit Ascension. I don't know the details. This is all just what I've heard; I've never actually been inside."

"How does a Soul Spirit get upgraded?" 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 Beast's years of cultivation.

"Upgrading a Soul Spirit means increasing its years of cultivation. The two of us only have ten-year Soul Spirits, so the chances of improvement are fairly high. If we could cultivate in the Spirit Ascension Platform long-term, the odds would be quite good.

"However, I've heard that the higher-grade the Soul Spirit, the less likely it is to undergo Spirit Ascension within the platform."

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

Federal Coins were not the main issue. The Primary Spirit Ascension Platform only had one thousand admission slots each month, and many of those slots were reserved by major families or powerful factions. Without enough influence, it was impossible to compete for one.

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

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

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

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

Even from the outside alone, one could feel its overwhelmingly majestic presence.

The academy had evidently made arrangements beforehand. When they climbed the steps to the entrance, Long Hengxu, the Director of Studies, was already waiting there.

When he saw Wu Zhangkong arrive with them, Long Hengxu hurried over. "Teacher Wu."

"Director Long." Wu Zhangkong greeted him simply, his expression as blank as ever.

Long Hengxu said, "Follow me."

As they entered the first floor of the Spirit Pagoda, they were immediately stunned by the magnificent interior decorations. The floor was paved with dark-gold stone, its surface covered in dazzling natural patterns. Massive stone pillars held up a dome dozens of meters high, while the gorgeous colored murals on those pillars and across the dome were even more astonishing.

The murals were resplendent in gold and jade, depicting scenery and people as though recording a story.

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

"The murals here are only one part of the story. Only by gathering the murals from all eighteen Spirit Pagoda Branches can one see the complete tale. The murals at the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters depict Spirit Ice Douluo's battle against the strongest Soul Beast, the Beast God Di Tian.

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

As Nan Fusheng listened to Wu Zhangkong's account, he looked at the murals. Amid the Beast Tide, enormous Soul Beasts radiated terrifying auras, while standing before them was a massive city.

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

There was a stunning woman in white, another in green, an existence resembling an ice flower on his shoulder, a giant bear, and a huge white Bug. Surrounded by them, the young man was encircled by Soul Rings shimmering with strange colors.

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

Nan Fusheng understood his story far better 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 resurrected,

Nan Fusheng simply could not accept that ending. He wondered whether Dai Yuhao had managed to break free from his father-in-law's chastity belt by now.

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

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

"I've heard she was also incredibly powerful. She and Spirit Ice Douluo possessed a mighty Martial Soul Fusion Skill that allowed them to merge into one and become an overwhelmingly powerful existence. In that era, they were the strongest." Xie Xie looked at the mural with admiration.

"Tang Wutong's name does sound a little like Wulin's." Gu Yue's voice carried a strange undertone. "And have you noticed? Wulin seems to resemble that Tang Wutong a little, especially around the eyes."

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

Listening to their conversation, Nan Fusheng felt something strange. If they knew that Tang Wulin was Dragon Butterfly Douluo's younger brother and the son of Sea God Tang San, would Gu Yue explode on the spot?

After all, Tang God King had contributed greatly to the Soul Beasts ending up in this state.