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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Nuoding Academy |
| Original Name | 诺丁学院 |
| Alias(es) | Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy 2 3 |
| Type | Junior Soul Master academy 3 |
| Location | Nuoding City, Fasinuo Province 3 |
| Occupation/Role | Educational institution admitting young Soul Masters, including work-study students 2 3 4 |
| First Appearance | Mentioned when Holy Soul Village assigns its work-study place; first visited when Old Jack brings Su Chen and Tang San to enroll 2 3 |
Campus and Facilities
| Area | Description |
|---|---|
| Main entrance | Tall obsidian arch bearing a gilded plaque with the academy’s full name. A bluestone square lies inside the gate 3 20. |
| Campus paths | Tree-shaded walkways, including a green-maple-lined path where students and instructors witness Su Chen’s confrontation with Yu Xiaogang 5 9 10. |
| Dorm Seven | Blue-gray brick work-study dormitory at the farthest corner of the dormitory grounds, near the rear mountain. It is the academy’s shabbiest lodging, with peeling door paint and poorly maintained hinges 4 5. |
| Yu Xiaogang’s residence | Detached villa where the guest adviser recuperates after the Soul Hunting Forest expedition and is subsequently confronted by Tang Hao 22. |
| Rear hills | Densely wooded terrain with a cliff. Tang Hao launches his attack on Dorm Seven from this area 20 21. |
Admission and Student Life
Work-Study Enrollment
- Holy Soul Village receives one work-study place annually. Old Jack awards that year’s place to Su Chen after his exceptional awakening 2.
- Old Jack obtains an additional place from a neighboring village so Tang San can attend alongside Su Chen 3.
- The boys arrive with Martial Soul Awakening certificates issued by Spirit Hall deacon Su Yuntao. Su Chen enters with Old Jack to complete enrollment paperwork 3 4.
- An academic affairs teacher directs Su Chen to Dorm Seven after Old Jack leaves 5.
Dorm Seven
Dorm Seven houses work-study students whose informal leadership is determined through combat. New arrivals are expected to demonstrate their strength and acknowledge the dormitory’s boss 5 7.
| Leader | Chapter | Change in Leadership |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Sheng | 5 | Former boss, defeated by Xiao Wu shortly before Su Chen arrives. |
| Xiao Wu | 5 | Defeats Wang Sheng and several other residents, declares herself boss, and challenges Su Chen. |
| Su Chen | 6 | Defeats Xiao Wu and receives the residents’ recognition as their new leader. |
- After Su Chen’s victory, Xiao Wu offers him the best bed; he promises to buy bedding for both of them 6.
- The residents clean the room and prepare the best beds for Su Chen and Xiao Wu. At Xiao Wu’s request, their beds are pushed together 11.
- Tang San occupies a cold, poorly furnished corner while recovering from his defeat by Su Chen 11 12.
Associated People
Staff
- Yu Xiaogang — Guest adviser associated with the academic affairs office, known as “Grandmaster.” He unsuccessfully tries to recruit Su Chen before accepting Tang San as his disciple 3 4 9.
- Instructor Chen — Academic office instructor who publicly challenges Yu Xiaogang to demonstrate the results of Tang San’s training 20.
- Unnamed gatekeeper — Insults Old Jack and the arriving students, dismisses Tang San’s certificate as fraudulent, and is subdued by Su Chen’s Dragon Might 3.
Students
- Su Chen — Holy Soul Village’s work-study entrant and Dorm Seven’s new boss. He chooses to remain at the academy rather than accept an escort to Spirit City 2 6 19.
- Tang San — Work-study student and Yu Xiaogang’s disciple; his conflict with Su Chen begins in Dorm Seven 3 4 7 8.
- Xiao Wu — Dorm Seven resident and transformed hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit. Her defeat by Su Chen begins their close bond 4 5 6.
- Wang Sheng — Former Dorm Seven boss who subsequently supports Su Chen’s leadership 5 7 8.
Story Role / Major Events
Arrival and Rivalry
At the academy entrance, Su Chen protects Old Jack from the gatekeeper and rejects Yu Xiaogang’s offer of mentorship. Yu then identifies Tang San’s twin Martial Souls and accepts him as a disciple 3 4.
Inside Dorm Seven, Su Chen defeats Xiao Wu and becomes the residents’ leader. Tang San challenges him under the claim of defending Xiao Wu, despite her insistence that she accepted Su Chen voluntarily. Su Chen defeats Tang San with one palm strike, injuring his right arm 5 6 7 8.
Yu Xiaogang’s Public Disgrace
Yu Xiaogang confronts Su Chen on a campus path over Tang San’s injuries. Before gathered students and instructors, Su Chen challenges Yu’s theories, accuses him of appropriating Spirit Hall research, and questions his intended use of Tang San as an experimental subject. Yu collapses, and Tang San’s confidence in his teacher begins to fracture 9 10.
After their forest expedition, Yu and Tang San return to the academy. Instructor Chen demands a demonstration, exposing Tang San’s ten-year white Soul Ring and brittle, withered Blue Silver Grass. Their public humiliation spreads throughout the academy 20 22.
Tang Hao’s Attack
Tang Hao secretly directs his Divine Slaughter’s Domain at Dorm Seven, intending to cripple or kill Su Chen. Su Chen shields Xiao Wu, while his Chaos Ancestral Dragon and Ancestral Dragon Reverse Scale counter the attack and shatter the domain. Tang Hao retreats 20 21.
Tang Hao subsequently enters Yu Xiaogang’s academy villa and brutally punishes him for abandoning Tang San and arranging his poor first Soul Ring. He leaves Yu alive to help shield Tang San from outside scrutiny 22.