Spirit Hall

Biodata

Background / History

Spirit Hall conducts martial soul awakenings in remote settlements through deacons. Its deacon in Tianhai Village identified himself as a Grand Soul Master and guided local children through the awakening formation and soul-power test 1.

The organization registers qualifying children as apprentices, issues apprentice tokens, and provides a monthly stipend of one Gold Soul Coin. Chen Ye and Chen Yue registered after their awakenings, allowing them to receive support and attend elementary academy without needing a village-issued identity pass 2 4.

Spirit Hall operates guarded Soul Hunting Forest checkpoints and patrols the forest outskirts. Unauthorized hunters who evade these patrols risk severe punishment, potentially including execution 9. Guards mobilized when two peak thousand-year tiger-type soul beasts were driven from the forest depths 14.

After Chen Ye revealed his dragon-type martial soul, innate full soul power, and thousand-year first soul ring, the Notting City bishop reported his talent and arranged his recruitment. Spirit Hall accepted Chen Ye’s condition that Chen Yue accompany him to Spirit City, offered an increased apprenticeship allowance, and formally admitted him as a member 20 21 22.

Organization and Operations

Recruitment and Education

Apprentice support

• Children registered as Spirit Hall apprentices can receive a monthly stipend; the stated standard for Chen Ye and Chen Yue was one Gold Soul Coin 2.
• Chen Ye’s ordinary guard token raised his apprenticeship stipend from one to five Gold Soul Coins per month; the higher rate applied only during apprenticeship 22.
• Spirit Hall’s aid gives it substantial prestige among commoners, particularly compared with the lack of support they receive from the empires and major clans 20.

Talent recruitment

• Spirit Hall actively recruits youths with notable potential, including those with innate full soul power and early soul-ring attainment 21 24.
• Recruiters tested Chen Ye directly before extending a formal offer, accepting his prior conditions and adding a subsidy after he demonstrated his combat ability 21.
• The organization accepted Tang San despite his ten-year soul ring and Blue Silver Grass martial soul, judging that he could still become a useful knight 24 25.
• Recruits publicly pledge loyalty using the salute and proclamation, “Long live Spirit Hall” 25.

Spirit City academies

• New recruits are assigned among Spirit Hall’s junior academies in Spirit City; students with exceptional performance may advance to Spirit Academy 25.
• Students receive evaluations and monthly support according to their grades. Chen Ye, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Chen Yue were rated Grade A, B, C, and D respectively 26.
• The junior academies provide denser soul power than Notting City, cultivation resources, and access to teachers who may help students obtain suitable soul rings 26.
• Students who do not excel academically may enter cavalry or infantry training before assignment to Spirit Hall’s regular military corps 25.
• Academy instruction includes doctrine concerning faith in Spirit Hall alongside ordinary coursework 26.

Military Forces

• Spirit Hall maintains a formal armed force of knights and soldiers organized into squads rather than large public legions 27.
• A four-ring Soul Ancestor escorted talented recruits from the Heaven Dou Empire to Spirit City, indicating the protection afforded to recruitment convoys 25.
• Chen Ye enlisted in the knight order after graduating from Spirit Junior Academy and became captain of Squad 317 due to his three-ring strength 27.
• Squad 317 patrols Spirit City’s inner and outer districts, including the area around Spirit Academy 27.
• Knights carry signal flares; the highest-grade flare is used to alert powerful Spirit Hall experts to immediate danger 27.

Political Position

Spirit Hall is described as neutral amid the conflict between the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires. Both empires resent its collection of talented youths, but their war and Spirit Hall’s neutral status prevent them from openly interfering with its recruitment activities 25.

Spirit City serves to reduce clashes between the two empires within its territory. It is depicted as peaceful and comparatively prosperous, with living conditions superior to many war-affected border cities 25.

Relationships

• Chen Ye — Registered as an apprentice with Chen Yue, later formally joined after displaying extraordinary talent; became a Spirit Hall knight and captain of Squad 317 2 22 27.
• Chen Yue — Admitted alongside Chen Ye as part of the conditions accepted for his recruitment to Spirit City 20 22.
• Tang San — Recruited at Chen Ye’s request despite a weak initial showing; pledged loyalty and was considered a likely future knight corps member 24 25.
• Xiao Wu — Assessed and accepted alongside Tang San after demonstrating innate full soul power and a hundred-year soul ring 24.
• Yu Xiaogang — Holds an Elder Token and later became a teacher at Spirit Junior Academy; the academy’s staff and headmaster did not approve of his teaching philosophy but avoided confronting him because of the token 27.
• Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo Empire — Rival powers whose conflict frames Spirit Hall’s declared neutrality 25.

Notable Quotes

“Long live Spirit Hall.” 25