Nine Dragon Tower

Biodata

Background / History

The Nine Dragon Tower descended into Heaven Dou City in the year 2644, pulled through the sky by nine dragon silhouettes. Xue Ye attempted to stop it with Soul Power, followed by a joint intervention from Chen Xin and Gu Rong. Neither effort prevented it from crashing into the central square, where the dragons became statues attached to its exterior 1.

Shen Yan awakened in its top-floor main chamber after transmigrating from Blue Star. Once his consciousness stabilized, the tower activated and identified him as its sole master. It assigned him the mission of increasing his strength and creating a Divine Realm, with no time limit. Success promised godhood; failure—or refusing the mission—would turn him into a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo. Shen Yan accepted 1.

The tower had a previous master: Shen Yan’s first accelerated cultivation session used time left over by that predecessor. No further identity is given 10.

Appearance and Layout

• Exterior: A pitch-black tower bearing nine dragon-shaped statues 1 11.
• Crown: A diamond-shaped crystal that releases golden light when the auction venue activates 2.
• First floor: An expandable auction hall with private rooms arranged in concentric tiers around a central circular platform 2.
• Top floor: Contains the main chamber and a Cultivation Room 1 3 4.
• Entrance: A red Void Gate manifests on the first-floor wall to admit guests 4.
• Dragon manifestations: The exterior statues can manifest as golden dragons, with visible scales and claws 20.

Abilities & Functions

Absolute Domain

The tower’s interior seals the strength of living beings who enter, reducing them to the level of ordinary mortals. Shen Yan, as Tower Master, is exempt 1.

• Prevents visitors from circulating Soul Power or summoning their Martial Souls 4.
• Affects even the level-99 Qian Daoliu; Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei are likewise suppressed upon entering 4 23.
• Enforces the prohibition against using force during auctions 2.
• Allows visitors’ Soul Power to return after they leave 5.
• Can be disabled by Shen Yan, as demonstrated when Dugu Bo cultivates inside after the first auction 9.

Accelerated Cultivation Room

The top-floor Cultivation Room combines accelerated time with abundant Soul Power 3.

Monthly Item Generation

The tower refreshes one random item each month for its master’s use 1 18.

• Shen Yan records the generated items in his Conversion Table Martial Soul, allowing him to purchase further copies with EMC. This duplication is a function of his Martial Soul, not the tower’s monthly refresh 1 19.

Auction Venue

The first floor transforms into an auction venue at Shen Yan’s request. Its central platform displays information about the item he holds to participating guests 2.

• Admission: Requires a Tower Token; each holder may bring no more than three companions 2.
• Private rooms: Each token corresponds to a room isolated from other bidders 2.
• Anonymity: Bidders cannot learn one another’s identities or identify the final buyer 2.
• Voice processing: Conceals the age and gender of Shen Yan’s voice and relays bids throughout the hall 5.
• Settlement: The highest bidder wins, with automatic exchange upon completion and immediate payment required; credit is prohibited 2.
• Accepted payment: Gold Soul Coins, immortal herbs, Soul Bones, and rare metals of equivalent value 2 5.

Tower Tokens

Golden Tower Tokens serve as auction notices and entry credentials. Their fronts bear an image of the tower, while their backs carry the character for “auction” 2.

• Display auction information through a Light Curtain 2.
• Can be released in large numbers over long distances; one second-auction token reaches the vicinity of Falling Gold City 21 22.
• A token carried by Dugu Bo blocks Tang Hao’s killing blow and transports him directly to his former private room, then shatters 15.
• Shen Yan later gives Dugu Bo a permanent Tower Token, explicitly allowing him to enter whenever he wishes. Its protective capabilities are not demonstrated 21.

Spatial Access and Administration

Little Tower carries out Shen Yan’s instructions and reports on activity within and around the tower 3 18 23.

• Provides images of the crowd outside and confirms token delivery 3 4.
• Records visitors and reports events that occur during Shen Yan’s seclusion 18.
• Supports Shen Yan’s movement between rooms and opens Void Gates for passage 10 23.
• Tallies stored auction payments for transfer into Shen Yan’s Conversion Table 9.
• Delivers an immortal herb and Shen Yan’s message to Dugu Bo through a Light Curtain 18.

Golden Dragon Manifestations

The nine dragons display power beyond the tower’s interior during Shen Yan’s third Martial Soul awakening 19 20.

• The statues roar together when a golden beam from the void envelops the tower 19.
• Manifested dragons circle the beam and release cries that overwhelm Soul Masters across Heaven Dou City 20.
• Their suppression affects stronger Soul Masters more severely: Chen Xin and Gu Rong cough blood and fall from the air, while lower-ranked Soul Masters primarily suffer weakness 20.

Major Events

Divine-Item Auctions

Dugu Bo’s Refuge

After his Tower Token rescues him from Tang Hao, Dugu Bo remains in a first-floor private room rather than risk another attack outside. Shen Yan sends him an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid through the tower’s interface. Dugu Bo recovers, reaches level 93, and continues condensing his soul core before receiving a permanent token 15 16 18 19 21.

Enforcement at the Second Auction

• When Tai Tan challenges Shen Yan’s claims and auction rules, Shen Yan makes him and two other Strength Clan members vanish. Their destination is not specified 24.