Spirit Pagoda's Effects

[Spirit Pagoda: Those who enter can increase the age of their Soul Rings. Current level: Lv.1. Soul Rings can be raised to the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring tier at most.

Number of upgrades: Limited to three people per day.

Upgrade cost: Soul Beasts of the corresponding level must be slain, and their energy absorbed for conversion.]

[Note: The Spirit Pagoda can be upgraded through subsequent missions and can ultimately raise Soul Rings to the Million-Year Soul Ring tier.]

Shen Zhou's pupils suddenly contracted.

He had thought the Academy Construction Card granted by the system was already outrageous enough. He had never expected this random reward to be even more terrifying.

Increase the age of Soul Rings?

What kind of heaven-defying ability was that?

One had to know that on the Douluo Continent, once a Soul Master's Soul Ring had been attached, it could never be altered for the rest of their life.

Even Super Douluo and Limit Douluo could only accept the limitations of their Soul Ring ages.

Yet this Spirit Pagoda...

It could actually break that ironclad rule!

"Brothers, the gods' reward has arrived."

Shen Zhou took a deep breath and calmed the shock in his heart.

"It has?"

Guangling Douluo froze for a moment, then rose from Er Ha's back. "What reward?

Where is it?"

Shen Zhou said nothing more and turned to walk out of the ruined temple.

The seven Offering Elders exchanged glances and followed after him.

Outside the ruined temple, heavy snow still drifted down.

Standing amid the snow, Shen Zhou connected his consciousness to the system.

"Use the Spirit Pagoda."

[Ding, placing the Spirit Pagoda... Please select a placement location.]

Shen Zhou swept his gaze over the surroundings before finally settling on an open patch of ground behind the ruined temple.

"Over there."

[Spirit Pagoda placement successful!]

Boom—

A deafening blast shook the earth and mountains.

The expressions of the seven Offering Elders changed drastically. They released their Martial Souls and warily looked toward the source of the sound.

Yet the next moment, everyone froze.

Behind the ruined temple, a towering structure of crystalline transparency rose from the ground.

The tower was pale blue, as though carved from the purest ice crystals, with mysterious runic light flowing across its surface.

The entire tower stood roughly a hundred meters tall and had seven levels, each emitting a different fluctuation of Soul Power.

Most astonishing of all, dense Heaven and Earth Origin Power swirled around it. Even the falling snowflakes were scattered by an invisible force when they approached the tower.

"This..."

Qian Daoliu's eyes widened. Even with his cultivation as a Peerless Douluo, he could sense the tower's extraordinary nature.

"This is the gods' reward?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo muttered, his eyes full of shock.

Having lived for so many years, he had seen countless rare treasures, yet he had never seen such a miraculous structure.

It had appeared out of nowhere, stirred up a heavenly phenomenon, and even made him, a Super Douluo, feel a trace of pressure.

"Eighth Brother, what does this tower... do?"

Azure Luan Douluo asked. His thoughts were the most meticulous.

Shen Zhou turned to look at his brothers, a faint smile curling across his lips.

"Brothers, come with me."

With that, he took the lead toward the Spirit Pagoda.

The seven Offering Elders exchanged glances, suppressed their shock, and followed closely behind.

Er Ha charged ahead even more eagerly, shouting nonstop.

"This Emperor wants to see what fierce stuff is inside this tower!"

The doors at the base of the Spirit Pagoda opened automatically, revealing the spacious area within.

Beyond the entrance stood a grand hall. In its center stood a massive Crystal Stele, engraved in ancient writing with the rules and functions of the Spirit Pagoda.

Qian Daoliu was the first to approach the Crystal Stele. When he saw its contents clearly, the pupils of the normally composed Peerless Douluo suddenly shrank to pinpoints.

"Increase... Soul Ring age?"

"How is that possible!"

Even his voice trembled.

As a Soul Master, he understood all too well what this meant.

Soul Ring age was an important measure of a Soul Master's talent and strength.

Qian Daoliu had dominated his entire life, and the configuration of his nine Soul Rings had already reached its limit—eight black and one red.

That red Soul Ring had come from slaying a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast after narrowly escaping death time and time again.

Those eight black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings were also proof of every step he had taken through the Angel God's trials.

Yet now, this tower claimed that it could increase the age of Soul Rings?

If the black Soul Rings could be raised to red...

Qian Daoliu did not dare think any further.

"Big Brother, is what it says true?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo stepped closer. Upon seeing the words on the Crystal Stele, he too was dumbfounded.

His Soul Rings were two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red. Even among Titled Douluo, that was considered top-tier.

But if those two Hundred-Year Soul Rings could be increased...

The other Offering Elders also gathered around, every face filled with disbelief.

Standing to one side, Shen Zhou watched his brothers' reactions with deep emotion.

It was no wonder they were so shocked. The Spirit Pagoda's ability truly defied the heavens.

In the original history, the Spirit Pagoda had been an institution from the third and fourth eras of the Douluo Continent, established by Huo Yuhao ten thousand years after he became a god.

Its core function was to allow Soul Masters to increase the age of their Soul Rings by slaying Soul Beasts.

Yet now, he had snatched this divine artifact that should have appeared ten thousand years later ahead of time.

"Brothers, there is no need to be so shocked."

"But if we can complete more work and obtain more rewards, the Spirit Pagoda will also be upgraded."

"By then, raising them to one hundred thousand years or even a million years may not be impossible."

A million years!

Those three words exploded in the minds of the Offering Elders like thunder.

What did a Million-Year Soul Ring even mean?

That was something only legendary gods could possess!

"Eighth Brother, this..."

Mighty Lion Douluo swallowed hard. This burly man, usually so bold and forthright, could barely speak properly now.

"No more talk. Brothers, you will understand once you try it yourselves."

Smiling, Shen Zhou pointed toward a doorway deep within the hall. "That is the Trial Grounds. Once you enter, Soul Beasts matching the entrant's strength will appear. After killing them, you can absorb their energy to increase your Soul Rings."

"I'll go first!"

Guangling Douluo was the most impatient. In a single stride, he rushed toward the doorway.

Yet the instant he reached it, an invisible barrier sent him flying back.

[Ding, the Spirit Pagoda is limited to three entrants per day. Remaining slots today: 3.]

The system prompt sounded in Shen Zhou's mind.

"Eighth Brother, what was that about?"

Guangling Douluo rubbed his forehead, looking utterly dejected.

"Only three people can enter each day."

Shen Zhou explained, "After all, if something this heaven-defying had no restrictions, that would be unreasonable instead."

Qian Daoliu nodded. "That makes sense.

In that case, I, Second Brother, and Fifth Brother will enter today."

Golden Crocodile Douluo and Guangling Douluo both had excitement flash through their eyes.

"Big Brother, you go in. We will stand guard outside."

Azure Luan Douluo said considerately.

Qian Daoliu did not stand on ceremony and entered the doorway first.

Golden Crocodile and Guangling followed right behind him.

The three vanished from the hall. The remaining Offering Elders all stared nervously toward the doorway.

Shen Zhou was not worried. Nothing produced by the system would go wrong.

Beyond the doorway lay a chaotic Trial Space.

Qian Daoliu stood in the void, and the scene before him abruptly changed. A boundless wasteland unfolded beneath his feet.

A Blood Moon hung in the sky, staining the earth a dark crimson.

Shen Zhou spoke, "The methods of gods are naturally beyond our understanding."

"This Spirit Pagoda is still only at its lowest level. At present, it can only raise Soul Rings to the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring tier."