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Plant Advanced Soul Master Academy
Douluo: My Sunflower Martial Soul Powers Me Up
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Specialization and Research
- 2.1Soul Ring Age Enhancement
- 3Admissions and Student Support
- 3.1Documented Entrance Assessments
- 4Campus and Facilities
- 5Staff, Students, and Alumni
- 5.1Staff
- 5.2Students
- 5.3Alumni and External Connections
- 6History and Story Role
- 6.1Jin Yang’s Choice of Academy
- 6.2Enrollment and Tournament Prospects
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Plant Advanced Soul Master Academy |
| Original Name | 植物高阶魂师学院 |
| Alias(es) | Plant Academy 19 20 21 |
| Type | Advanced Soul Master educational institution 19 |
| Location | Edge of Plant City, beside the eastern outskirts of Sunset Forest 19 |
| Specialization | Plant Martial Souls and research into their development 5 20 |
| Dean of Instruction | Ye Nanzhu, an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo 19 |
| Additional Role | Helps shield Plant City from Soul Beast stampedes 19 |
| First Appearance | Mentioned by name in Jin Yang’s education plans; first visited during enrollment 5 19 |
Specialization and Research
- Most students possess plant Martial Souls. Jin Yang chooses the academy to gain expert guidance rather than investigate his Sunflower Martial Soul alone 5 21.
- Its deep research into plant Martial Souls is its principal distinction. Jiang Yan considers Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Spirit Hall Academy more prestigious alternatives 20.
- The academy maintains reserves of plant Soul Beasts, but these do not cover every species: Jiang Yan reports that no snow lotus Soul Beasts were available when he needed his First Soul Ring 21.
- Teachers and students cultivate plants together. A single student-planted Lone Bamboo has grown into a grove, with the original stalk now over a thousand years old 20.
Soul Ring Age Enhancement
Jin Yang reveals to Jiang Yan that his First Soul Skill can permanently increase Soul Ring ages. By this point, he has upgraded his first two rings from hundred-year to thousand-year rings, giving him three purple rings 21.
| Demonstration | Result | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Jiang Yan’s ninety-year First Soul Ring | Temporarily rises to six hundred years, then settles permanently at one hundred years after an hour | Changes his first ring from white to yellow without replacing it 21 |
| Jin Yang’s first two Soul Rings | Both become thousand-year rings | Demonstrates that the ability works repeatedly on previously acquired rings 21 |
- Jiang Yan recognizes the skill’s research value and urges Jin Yang to notify the teachers 21.
- The teachers have not yet been informed by the end of the documented exchange. Its possible impact on academy research and tournament performance remains prospective 21.
Admissions and Student Support
Huisinuo describes plant-specialist advanced academies as an option for students with modest innate talent: applicants need a plant Martial Soul and must reach the two-ring Soul Grandmaster realm by junior-academy graduation to apply for the entrance examination 9.
Documented Entrance Assessments
| Applicant | Martial Soul | Soul Power | Age | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed applicant | White Wolf | Rank 23 | 16 | Rejected 19 |
| Unnamed applicant | Lantern | Rank 25 | 16 | Rejected 19 |
| Zhang Xue | Dandelion | Rank 27 | 14 | Passes the initial assessment and proceeds to further testing 19 |
| Jin Yang | Smiling Sunflower | Rank 37 | 13 | Passes; further testing is waived 19 20 |
- Enrollment begins with verification of Martial Soul, Soul Power, and age 19.
- Exceptional recruits can receive waived testing, priority training resources, and tuition exemption, as Jin Yang does 20.
- Huisinuo’s recommendation letter is intended to secure admission without an entrance test. Ye Nanzhu states that Jin Yang’s talent alone already warrants the exemption 20.
Campus and Facilities
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Entrance sign | A living arrangement of flowers, grasses, and trees replaces a stone monument. Nearly a hundred flower varieties form the academy’s name 19. |
| Grounds | Spacious and heavily planted, with harmless plant Soul Beasts less than a century old throughout the campus 20. |
| Lone Bamboo grove | Includes the thousand-year original stalk cultivated by staff and students 20. |
| Academic facilities | Teaching buildings and a library 20. |
| Cafeteria | Serves dishes made from Lone Bamboo shoots 20. |
| Dormitories | Two students per room, approximately five minutes’ walk from the teaching buildings 20. |
| Hill behind the school | Thousand-year Soul Beasts sometimes appear there; Xuan Qing warns against frequent visits, especially alone 20. |
| School uniform | Jiang Yan wears a green uniform 20. |
Staff, Students, and Alumni
Staff
- Ye Nanzhu — Dean of instruction and an alumnus. An Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, he oversees the entrance area during enrollment and authorizes priority support for Jin Yang 19 20.
- Xuan Qing — Combat-theory teacher assigned to guide Jin Yang. He provides a campus tour, safety advice, and dormitory arrangements 20.
Students
- Jin Yang — Enters at thirteen as a level-37 Soul Elder. Assigned to Room 501 with Jiang Yan rather than the freshman dormitories because of his strength 19 20.
- Jiang Yan — Jin Yang’s roommate, a snow-lotus control-type Soul Master. Reaches level 33 after one year at the academy and ranks among the strongest students of his year 20 21.
- Yao Zi — Yao Hong’s younger sister and a Soul Elder. Her brother recommends her as someone Jin Yang can approach for help 19 20.
Alumni and External Connections
- Huisinuo — Retired Spirit Hall bishop, Seven-Ring Soul Sage, and Ye Nanzhu’s old friend and fellow graduate. Recommends Jin Yang to the academy 8 18 20.
- Yao Hong — Graduate serving as a Spirit Hall deacon in Plant City. Escorts Jin Yang to enrollment 19.
- Plant City’s Spirit Hall — Employs many academy graduates as deacons; this provides Jin Yang with a local alumnus contact upon arrival 19.
History and Story Role
Jin Yang’s Choice of Academy
While still at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, Jin Yang plans to attend Plant Advanced Soul Master Academy after graduation. He wants specialized instruction and a safer path to obtaining plant-type Soul Rings than hunting alone 5.
Huisinuo later supplies a recommendation letter. After graduating, Jin Yang travels to Plant City and receives an escort to the academy from Yao Hong 18 19.
Enrollment and Tournament Prospects
Jin Yang’s entrance assessment attracts immediate attention from teachers and onlookers. Ye Nanzhu places him under Xuan Qing’s care, prioritizes his training, and identifies him as a possible representative in the continent-wide Soul Master Tournament scheduled for two years later 19 20.
His arrival also introduces a potential research breakthrough: Jiang Yan’s successful ring enhancement shows that Jin Yang’s support skill could improve other students’ existing Soul Rings, rather than merely strengthen his own 21.