Arc 2The Third-Floor Threshold

Nan Feng hunted powerful Soul Beasts, tested his Tower abilities against academy rivals, and pursued the power needed to open the tower’s third floor and help Xiao Wu. After his tournament victories and public attack on Yu Xiaogang’s theory drew Spirit Hall’s attention, Nan Feng prepared to leave Heaven Dou City for the Lake of Life.

  • Nan Feng killed the Ghost-Faced Spider King and the Earth Fierce Bear King, absorbing their powerful Soul Rings and Soul Bones as his tower awakened new abilities.
  • Nan Feng met Liu Erlong, challenged Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Ring theory, and later showed Yu Tianheng that his own Soul Ring Configuration disproved it.
  • Nan Feng watched Shrek Academy from afar, examined Xiao Wu’s seal, and concluded that he needed to reach level forty before he could help her.
  • Nan Feng helped Zhu Zhuqing absorb a Shadow Leopard Soul Bone, then uncovered a sealed chamber beneath the Great Soul Arena with Huo Wu.
  • Nan Feng cultivated at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and fought Dugu Yan, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing’er, while the Power of Creation advanced their hopes for Martial Soul evolution.
  • Nan Feng met Bi Ji in the Star Dou Great Forest, promised to guard Xiao Wu as she formed her Third Soul Ring, and cultivated until he reached level thirty-five.
  • Nan Feng entered the tournament qualifiers, defeated several opponents, and lost his semifinal to the Vajra Ape fighter after a hard-fought match.
  • Nan Feng publicly denounced Yu Xiaogang’s theory, drew Yue Guan’s attention, and decided to visit the Blacksmith Association before leaving Heaven Dou City for the Lake of Life.
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Ch. 26Second Ring · Ghost-Faced Spider King

Nan Feng reached level twenty and hunted a 2,100-year-old Ghost-Faced Spider King to obtain his Second Soul Ring and two Soul Bones. He returned toward Gengxin City at level twenty-five, with the tower’s first floor fully open and Old Huai warning that his Third Soul Ring would need to be at least ten thousand years old.

  • Nan Feng broke through to level twenty, but Old Huai told him he needed a Second Soul Ring to advance further.
  • Nan Feng lured the Ghost-Faced Spider King out of its cave, suppressed it with Tower Suppression, and killed it with his short staff.
  • Nan Feng endured three days and nights of agony to absorb the Spider King’s 2,100-year Soul Ring, reaching level twenty-four and gaining Tower Suppression: Spirit Binding.
  • Nan Feng found and fused the Spider King’s hand External Soul Bone, gaining Tiger Claw · Star Shattering and Space Rending.
  • Nan Feng absorbed a 2,100-year Left Arm Soul Bone, strengthened his Bone Spike skill, and reached level twenty-five.
  • Old Huai warned Nan Feng that he would need a Third Soul Ring of at least ten thousand years at level thirty, and Nan Feng left the quarry for Gengxin City.

Ch. 27Sunset Forest · Earth Fierce Bear King

After reaching level thirty, Nan Feng traveled to Sunset Forest to hunt a twelve-thousand-year Earth Fierce Bear King for his Third Soul Ring. He prepared an ambush and launched his attack as the bear emerged from its cave.

  • Nan Feng spent months strengthening and compacting his Soul Power, reaching level thirty and becoming unable to progress without a Third Soul Ring.
  • Nan Feng left Gengxin City and found the Earth Fierce Bear King in a mountain hollow on the outskirts of Sunset Forest.
  • Nan Feng spent five days scouting the bear’s habits and the terrain, then planted three Soul Power bombs in the clearing outside its cave.
  • Before dawn on the sixth day, Nan Feng readied himself behind a tree and waited for the bear to leave its cave.
  • When the Earth Fierce Bear King poked its head out, Nan Feng darted from behind the tree.

Ch. 28Ten-Thousand-Year Black Soul Ring · Level Thirty-Four

Nan Feng killed the Fierce Bear King and absorbed its twelve-thousand-year Soul Ring despite his severe injuries, reaching level thirty-four. He recovered as the tower’s second floor opened fully and the Power of Creation began seeping through a crack in the third-floor doors.

  • Nan Feng used Soul Power bombs and the Power of Mountain Suppression to wound the Fierce Bear King, then killed it by driving his short staff into a gap in its neck plates.
  • Old Huai warned Nan Feng that absorbing the twelve-thousand-year Soul Ring at level thirty could destroy him, but Nan Feng began the absorption anyway.
  • Nan Feng used the tower’s suppression and devouring powers to withstand the Soul Ring’s violent energy and crush the bear king’s remnant will.
  • Nan Feng absorbed the Soul Ring, rose from level thirty to level thirty-four, and fully opened the tower’s second-floor doors.
  • The third-floor doors opened a narrow crack, and the Power of Creation began healing Nan Feng’s hidden injuries and letting him perceive the seal within Xiao Wu’s Martial Soul.

Ch. 29Tower Realm Takes Shape · Gazing Toward Heaven Dou

After absorbing the Fierce Bear King's Soul Ring, Nan Feng reached level thirty-four and gained the Tower Realm · Creation skill, which suppressed enemies and nurtured allies. He returned to Gengxin City to recover and train, then sensed a powerful fire-attribute Soul Master in Heaven Dou City, where his path would next lead.

  • Nan Feng recovered overnight beside the Fierce Bear King's corpse, reached level thirty-four, and gained the pure-black Third Soul Ring and Tower Realm · Creation.
  • Nan Feng explored the tower's awakened powers, sensed the seal on Xiao Wu's Martial Soul, and learned that opening the third-floor door fully at level forty could let him help evolve others' Martial Souls.
  • Nan Feng found an earth-attribute inner core in the Fierce Bear King's body, kept it for the fourth floor's Power of Return to Origin, and left the mountain hollow.
  • Nan Feng returned to Gengxin City, healed and stabilized his Soul Power, then spent half a month practicing alone after Ye Lingling left for Heaven Dou City and Dugu Yan returned to the Dugu Family.
  • Nan Feng used Treasure-Appraising Spirit Light to sense a powerful, scorching fire-attribute presence in Heaven Dou City, which Old Huai identified as at least Soul Saint level.

Ch. 30First Meeting at Dusk · Horn of Slaughter

Nan Feng met Liu Erlong on the road to Heaven Dou City, where she learned his Soul Rings far exceeded Yu Xiaogang’s stated limits. They traveled toward the city together, and Liu Erlong invited him to Blue Tyrant Academy to discuss Yu Xiaogang’s theories.

  • Nan Feng encountered Liu Erlong in Sunset Forest, and she sensed his ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring.
  • Nan Feng told Liu Erlong he was thirteen, had level thirty-four Soul Power, and his Bronze Tower had helped him withstand a twelve-thousand-year Soul Ring.
  • Liu Erlong learned Nan Feng’s first and second Soul Rings were nine hundred and twenty and two thousand one hundred years old, both beyond Yu Xiaogang’s limits.
  • Nan Feng asked whether Liu Erlong was close to Yu Xiaogang, and she denied it before continuing toward Heaven Dou City with him.
  • Liu Erlong asked whether Nan Feng’s tower could suppress other things and invited him to Blue Tyrant Academy to discuss how much of Yu Xiaogang’s theories were true.

Ch. 31Blue Tyrant Night Talk: Liu Erlong's Question

Nan Feng explained to Liu Erlong why Yu Xiaogang's Soul Ring age theory did not account for exceptions like his suppressive tower, and she accepted his reasoning after sharing how the theory had limited her own cultivation. He left Blue Tyrant Academy with an offer of help and planned to settle in Heaven Dou City and cultivate to level forty so he could help Xiao Wu reach the seal.

  • Liu Erlong brought Nan Feng to Blue Tyrant Academy and questioned him about Yu Xiaogang's theory of Soul Ring age limits.
  • Nan Feng explained that the theory generalized from past data and did not account for changing conditions or special Martial Soul abilities like his tower's suppression.
  • Liu Erlong described how Yu Xiaogang's predicted limits for her Scarlet Dragon Martial Soul had led her to believe she was stuck at level seventy-eight.
  • Liu Erlong showed Nan Feng Yu Xiaogang's handwritten calculations, then said she believed Nan Feng's explanation and offered to help him in Heaven Dou City.
  • Nan Feng left the academy and resolved to find a place to stay and cultivate from level thirty-four to level forty before helping Xiao Wu touch the seal.

Ch. 32Watching Soto from the Shadows: The Seven Devils Take Shape

Nan Feng secretly watched the Shrek Seven Devils in Suotuo City and discovered that Ye Lingling had joined Shrek Academy. After sensing the depth of Xiao Wu’s seal, he left determined to raise his Soul Power from level thirty-four to forty before trying to help her.

  • Nan Feng arrived in Suotuo City and watched Shrek Academy from a nearby teahouse without approaching Tang San, Xiao Wu, or the others.
  • Nan Feng observed the Shrek Seven Devils gathering and memorized their appearances as they headed to the Great Soul Arena.
  • Nan Feng saw Ye Lingling enter Shrek Academy with a basket of medicinal herbs and chose not to contact her.
  • Nan Feng learned that the Shrek students had won at the Great Soul Arena and told Old Huai that he was checking Xiao Wu’s seal without disrupting their growth.
  • Nan Feng sensed Xiao Wu’s Martial Soul core from near the Great Soul Arena and found that her seal was wound around her origin power at least nine times.
  • Nan Feng concluded that he needed to reach level forty and open the tower’s third-floor door before he could attempt to help Xiao Wu.

Ch. 33A Strike in the Night Alley · Hell Spirit Cat

Nan Feng rescued Zhu Zhuqing from three Spirit Hall pursuers in Suotuo City and offered her a safe place to recover. After learning that Spirit Hall had a wider presence in the city, he returned to studying the tower, still six ranks short of the power needed to help Xiao Wu.

  • Nan Feng spotted the wounded Zhu Zhuqing being cornered by three powerful men and used Tower Suppression to slow them.
  • Zhu Zhuqing and Nan Feng defeated the pursuers, and she found a Spirit Hall token while Nan Feng recovered a letter detailing local outposts and targets.
  • Nan Feng gave Zhu Zhuqing hemostatic powder, and she explained that Spirit Hall had pursued her from the Star Dou Great Forest because of her connection to Shrek.
  • Nan Feng invited Zhu Zhuqing to recover in a spare room at his inn, and she accepted.
  • Nan Feng reread the letter and entered the space inside the tower, noting that he needed six more Soul Power ranks to help Xiao Wu touch her seal.

Ch. 34Taking the Bone from the Underground Chamber · Space Jade Talisman

Nan Feng broke into a hidden chamber beneath the Great Soul Arena and took a Shadow Leopard Soul Bone and a Space Marker Jade Talisman connected to the Divine Realm. He gave the Soul Bone to Zhu Zhuqing and planned to help her absorb it after her injury healed, while keeping the talisman and its coordinates.

  • Nan Feng sensed a sealed spatial relic beneath the Great Soul Arena and entered the underground passages using a key he had taken from a Soul Ancestor.
  • Nan Feng found a five-thousand-year Shadow Leopard Soul Bone and a Space Marker Jade Talisman, then escaped into a storeroom when two Spirit Hall Soul Masters arrived.
  • Nan Feng learned from Old Huai that the jade talisman held coordinates to a Divine Realm checkpoint and that the Divine Realm had influenced it.
  • Nan Feng returned to the inn and gave Zhu Zhuqing the Shadow Leopard Soul Bone, offering to help suppress its backlash when she absorbed it.
  • Zhu Zhuqing accepted the Soul Bone and agreed to begin absorbing it after her shoulder healed, while Nan Feng kept the jade talisman and its coordinates.

Ch. 35Fusing the Bone in the Ruined Temple, Mastering Shadow Step

Nan Feng helped Zhu Zhuqing fuse a five-thousand-year Shadow Leopard Left Leg Bone, allowing her to gain the Shadow Step skill. After Zhu Zhuqing left for the Star Luo Empire, Nan Feng recovered his Soul Power and planned to check on Shrek Academy before traveling to Heaven Dou City.

  • Zhu Zhuqing returned to Nan Feng after her injuries healed and asked him to help her absorb the Shadow Leopard Left Leg Bone.
  • Nan Feng used Tower Suppression to restrain the bone's energy while Zhu Zhuqing fused it with her Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul.
  • Zhu Zhuqing gained Shadow Step, a short-distance teleportation skill, and found that her speed had increased.
  • Zhu Zhuqing gave Nan Feng a Soul Power restoration medicine and told him she was returning to the Star Luo Empire, offering him a favor in return for his help.
  • Nan Feng sensed that the Power of Creation had widened the crack in the tower's third-level door and brought him closer to the seal within Xiao Wu's Martial Soul.
  • Nan Feng replenished his Soul Power and planned to check on Shrek Academy before leaving for Heaven Dou City.

Ch. 36The Underground Palace's Lower Level · Arrival in Heaven Dou

Nan Feng and Huo Wu discovered a sealed lower chamber beneath the Great Soul Arena, where a golden figure recognized his Primordial World Imprint but warned that he was not strong enough to open the seal. Four days later, Nan Feng reached Heaven Dou City, reunited with Ye Lingling, and settled into a guest room at Heaven Dou Royal Academy to recover.

  • Huo Wu warned Nan Feng that Spirit Hall's Pei Yuan would investigate the Great Soul Arena, and Nan Feng decided to search beneath its stone chamber before Pei Yuan arrived.
  • Nan Feng and Huo Wu used the jade talisman to reveal a staircase to a lower chamber containing a spatial seal and a golden humanoid lock that responded to Nan Feng's Primordial World Imprint.
  • Old Huai warned Nan Feng that he could not yet open the seal safely, so Nan Feng memorized the chamber and concealed its entrance before leaving with Huo Wu.
  • Four days later, Nan Feng arrived in Heaven Dou City, where Ye Lingling met him and arranged a guest room at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
  • Ye Lingling assessed Nan Feng's injuries from absorbing the Fierce Bear King Soul Ring and advised him to rest and suppress his Soul Power until level thirty-six.

Ch. 37Three Soul Rings Shake the Arena · The Secret of the Manuscripts

Nan Feng showed Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng his unusually powerful Soul Rings at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then accused Yu Xiaogang of stealing research from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Yu Tianheng left to investigate, while Nan Feng received his guest elder token and was invited to meet Dugu Yan’s grandfather, Poison Douluo.

  • Dugu Yan met Nan Feng at the training ground and asked about his Soul Power, which had risen to level thirty-four.
  • Nan Feng revealed his three Soul Rings, including a twelve-thousand-year black ring, shocking Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng.
  • Nan Feng told Yu Tianheng that Yu Xiaogang had taken clan research manuscripts and gave him specific details to verify the claim.
  • Yu Tianheng left to investigate the missing scrolls, and Dugu Yan invited Nan Feng to visit her grandfather at the Dugu residence.
  • Ye Lingling gave Nan Feng his guest elder token and told him she would show him the academy library the next morning.

Ch. 38Morning Battle with Yu Tianheng · The Tower Realm Devours Lightning

Nan Feng fought Yu Tianheng, who wanted to test whether the Grandmaster’s Soul Ring theory was reliable after discovering that the Grandmaster had stolen Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan records. The battle showed that Nan Feng’s Tower Realm could devour lightning power; Yu Tianheng agreed to keep Nan Feng’s Soul Ring Configuration secret and let the clan’s elders handle the theft.

  • Yu Tianheng confronted Nan Feng with evidence that the Grandmaster had stolen six years of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan manuscripts and challenged him to test his Soul Ring Configuration.
  • Nan Feng and Yu Tianheng fought, and Nan Feng used Tower Suppression and Tower Realm · Creation to slow Yu Tianheng and devour his lightning-attribute Spiritual Power.
  • Yu Tianheng unleashed Thunderous Might, but Nan Feng’s phantom tower endured the attack, and Yu Tianheng acknowledged that Nan Feng’s Soul Ring ages disproved the Grandmaster’s theory.
  • Yu Tianheng promised to keep Nan Feng’s Soul Ring Configuration secret and said the clan’s council of elders would deal with the manuscript theft.
  • Old Huai told Nan Feng that the lightning power had strengthened Tower Realm · Creation and widened the gap in the third-floor gate, and Nan Feng resumed cultivating.

Ch. 39Begonia Asks the Heart · Creation Leaves a Seed

Ye Lingling assessed Nan Feng’s growing Soul Power and detected the Power of Creation leaking from the tower’s third floor. Nan Feng left a seed of that power in her Nine Heart Begonia, and as she promised to wait for him, the third-floor door continued to open.

  • Ye Lingling recorded that Nan Feng’s meridians, Soul Power density, and bone density had increased, and detected a warm trace of the Power of Creation beneath his other powers.
  • Ye Lingling told Nan Feng she chose to come closer to him rather than avoid the golden power in his soul.
  • Nan Feng showed Ye Lingling that the Power of Creation had begun evolving her Nine Heart Begonia and said he could help it evolve further once the tower’s third-floor door opened fully.
  • Ye Lingling said she would wait for Nan Feng and placed her hand in his, allowing a seed of the Power of Creation to settle in her Martial Soul.
  • Ye Lingling offered to research Soul Beasts for Nan Feng’s future fourth Soul Ring, and Nan Feng later learned from Old Huai that her Martial Soul could evolve to the divine level.

Ch. 40Jade Phosphorous Challenge · Tower Realm Devours Poison

On his fourth day at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Nan Feng fought Dugu Yan and showed that Tower Realm could devour and convert her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison. The chapter left him planning to use combat to widen the crack in the third-layer door as he raised his Soul Power toward level forty.

  • Dugu Yan challenged Nan Feng to a fight at the academy training ground.
  • Nan Feng used Tower Suppression, his External Soul Bone, and Tower Realm to counter Dugu Yan’s attacks and devour her poison.
  • Dugu Yan recognized that Nan Feng’s Tower Realm consumed both the Soul Power and toxins in her poison, and invited him to visit her grandfather.
  • Nan Feng’s Power of Creation converted the poison and nourished his meridians, widening the crack in the third-layer door.
  • Ye Lingling gave Nan Feng a Soul Beast distribution map and discussed possible Fourth Soul Ring targets and how combat accelerated his progress.
  • Nan Feng decided to use future battles to stimulate the Power of Creation while raising his Soul Power from level thirty-four to forty.

Ch. 41Blazing Fire Exchange · Blazing Sun Challenge

Nan Feng fought Huo Wu in an exchange match and used his Tower Realm to absorb and transform the flames of her Blazing Sun Martial Soul. He told her he might be able to help her Martial Soul evolve once he reached level forty, and the match also widened the opening to the Bronze Tower’s third floor.

  • Ye Lingling delivered the notice that Blazing Fire Academy was arriving for the exchange matches and reminded Nan Feng to attend.
  • Huo Wu challenged the students and singled out Nan Feng, who revealed he was level thirty-four and accepted her challenge.
  • Nan Feng used Tower Suppression and Tower Realm · Creation to withstand Huo Wu’s attacks and absorb her fire, leaving her at a disadvantage in a prolonged fight.
  • Huo Wu asked whether Nan Feng could help her evolve her Martial Soul, and he said he might be able to once he reached level forty.
  • Huo Wu asked Nan Feng to find her at Blazing Fire Academy when he reached level forty, while Ye Lingling noted that the fight had widened the opening to the tower’s third floor.

Ch. 42Skywater Ice Battle: The Ice Crystal Talisman

Nan Feng tested his Tower Realm against Shui Bing'er’s layered ice mist during an exchange match with Skywater Academy, learning that it could devour ice-attribute Spiritual Power less efficiently but grow more pliant through the struggle. Shui Bing'er gave him an ice crystal talisman and asked for his help evolving her Ice Phoenix once he reached level forty, while Old Huai revealed that something awaited Nan Feng in the Far North.

  • Ye Lingling warned Nan Feng that Shui Bing'er’s ice-attribute Spiritual Power would be difficult for his Tower Realm to devour.
  • Shui Bing'er challenged Heaven Dou Royal Academy and told Nan Feng she wanted to test how his Tower Realm reacted to ice.
  • Nan Feng used Tower Suppression and the Tower Realm against Shui Bing'er’s three layers of icy mist, then boosted his conversion with the Compression Method.
  • Shui Bing'er explained that icy mist damaged her meridians and asked Nan Feng to help evolve her Ice Phoenix when he reached level forty; he said he could not help yet.
  • Shui Bing'er gave Nan Feng an ice crystal talisman containing cold Qi from the Far North, and Old Huai said Nan Feng could seek something there after reaching level forty.

Ch. 43Star Dou Outskirts: Xiao Wu Comes to Visit

Nan Feng cultivated on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, where Xiao Wu found him to discuss forming her Third Soul Ring. He promised to guard the forest’s outskirts when she reached level thirty, while Old Huai warned that Xiao Wu’s first six self-formed rings would consume her origin energy.

  • Nan Feng traveled alone to the Star Dou Great Forest and cultivated beneath a sheltered rock face.
  • Xiao Wu arrived after Ye Lingling told her where Nan Feng had gone, and explained that her Soul Power had reached level twenty-nine.
  • Xiao Wu told Nan Feng she needed the forest’s same-source Spiritual Power to stabilize her meridians while forming her Third Soul Ring.
  • Nan Feng promised to set up a detection net and guard the outskirts when Xiao Wu returned to form her ring, and Xiao Wu agreed to wait for him.
  • After Xiao Wu left, Old Huai told Nan Feng that Xiao Wu’s origin energy would thin as she formed her first six rings and that she would need a suitable Soul Beast for her seventh.

Ch. 44Emerald Swan: The Lake of Life Rendezvous

Nan Feng met Bi Ji, guardian of the Lake of Life, who recognized the Primordial World Power in his tower and revealed that an ancient stone stele might help him open its third floor. She agreed to help stabilize Xiao Wu’s Spiritual Power when she condensed her third ring, while Nan Feng continued cultivating toward level forty.

  • Bi Ji approached Nan Feng and identified the ancient power in his soul as connected to ruins beneath the Lake of Life and a stone stele under the Ancient Tree of Life.
  • Nan Feng told Bi Ji that Xiao Wu planned to condense her third ring, and Bi Ji explained the cost of the human-form cultivation path and how Nan Feng’s Power of Creation could help Xiao Wu evolve.
  • Bi Ji revealed that she had detected Nan Feng’s tower and its Power of Creation, then agreed to send life Spiritual Power toward the outskirts to help Xiao Wu stabilize her meridians.
  • Bi Ji warned that Xiao Wu’s seventh ring would cause a major disturbance and advised Nan Feng to find a suitable Soul Beast beforehand.
  • Bi Ji said a dying man had foretold that Primordial World Power would return to find Nan Feng, and invited him to visit the Lake of Life when he reached level forty.
  • Nan Feng returned to cultivating, still six levels short of opening the tower’s third-floor door and releasing the Power of Creation.

Ch. 45Cultivation Leaf · Body Tempering with Three Herbs

Nan Feng used Bi Ji’s Cultivation Leaf and three herbs to strengthen his meridians, mental power, and Soul Power, then cultivated to level thirty-five. He left the Star Dou Great Forest for Heaven Dou City, with several people awaiting his next breakthroughs and return.

  • Nan Feng found the Cultivation Leaf Bi Ji had left and swallowed it to widen his meridians.
  • Nan Feng gathered Earth Core Grass, Earth Essence Fruit, and Purple-Veined Grass in the forest.
  • Following Old Huai’s instructions, Nan Feng refined the herbs in order, improving his meridians, mental power, and Soul Power density.
  • Nan Feng cultivated for three days and stabilized his Soul Power at level thirty-five as the third-level door’s crack widened.
  • Nan Feng left the Star Dou Great Forest and headed toward Heaven Dou City, while Xiao Wu, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Bi Ji awaited his progress or return.

Ch. 46Secondhand Market · The Demon Fox's Probe

Nan Feng encountered Hu Liena at a secondhand market, where her Demon Fox Martial Soul detected the unusual presence within his soul. Their clash of spiritual power revealed that his Primordial World Imprint repelled her perception and charm, while making the crack in the tower’s third-level door widen slightly; Hu Liena left anticipating a possible match in the qualifiers.

  • Nan Feng learned that the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament qualifiers would begin soon and that the Spirit Hall Team planned to arrive early.
  • At the secondhand market, Nan Feng noticed Hu Liena’s spiritual power and recognized her as a member of the Spirit Hall Team.
  • Hu Liena scanned Nan Feng and sensed an unusual presence in his soul, while also identifying his External Soul Bone and protective spiritual barrier.
  • Nan Feng let Hu Liena’s charm probe his spiritual core, then withdrew it before it reached the Primordial World Imprint, which repelled her power.
  • Hu Liena admitted her charm had little effect on Nan Feng and said they might meet in the individual competition during the qualifiers.
  • After Hu Liena left, Nan Feng learned from Old Huai that the spiritual clash had widened the third-level door’s crack and strengthened the Power of Creation slightly.

Ch. 47Great Soul Arena · Two consecutive victories

Nan Feng won two individual matches at the Great Soul Arena, defeating students from Elephant Armor Academy and Blazing Fire Academy. He left after noticing Hu Liena in the stands and learned that his next opponent would be a level-thirty-eight student from Godwind Academy.

  • Nan Feng registered for the individual competition despite the teacher's warning that many opponents would be Soul Ancestors above level forty.
  • Nan Feng used Tower Suppression, Spirit Binding, and Bone Spike to defeat the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros student from Elephant Armor Academy in seven breaths.
  • Nan Feng absorbed the Fire-Patterned Tiger student's fire-attribute Spiritual Power with Tower Realm · Creation, then defeated him in his second match.
  • Nan Feng's victories drew attention from spectators and an Elephant Armor Academy leader, while Ye Lingling sensed that he was unharmed.
  • Nan Feng saw Hu Liena watching from the stands, then learned his next opponent was a level-thirty-eight student from Godwind Academy with a Wind Falcon Martial Soul.

Ch. 48Quarterfinals: Defeating a Soul Ancestor Above His Level

Nan Feng defeated Wang Chong, a level thirty-eight Soul Ancestor, in the quarterfinals by using his tower abilities and claw projections to overcome the gap in strength. After the match, he publicly declared Yu Xiaogang’s soul ring age theory wrong, leaving his accusation to spread to Shrek Academy and Spirit Hall.

  • Nan Feng learned that he would face Spirit Hall’s Wang Chong, a level thirty-eight Soul Ancestor, and Dugu Yan offered to buy him a drink if he won.
  • Wang Chong’s speed and strength overwhelmed Nan Feng at first, injuring his shoulder and knocking him across the arena.
  • Nan Feng combined Tower Suppression and the Tower Realm to withstand Wang Chong’s fourth Soul Skill and drain his Soul Power.
  • Nan Feng cut Wang Chong’s ankle with Tiger Claw · Star Shattering, then pinned him with the tower projection and Bone Spikes until the referee declared Nan Feng the winner.
  • Nan Feng told reporters that Yu Xiaogang’s theory about soul ring age limits was wrong and accused the theory of being theft dressed up; Liu Erlong heard him.
  • Nan Feng left knowing his public accusation would reach Shrek Academy and Yu Xiaogang, while the crack in the third-floor door widened and the Power of Creation grew stronger.

Ch. 49Semifinal · The Wall of the Vajra Ape

Nan Feng lost the semifinal to a level-forty-four Vajra Ape Soul Ancestor after a fierce battle, but forced his opponent to spend half his Soul Power. After Ye Lingling healed him, he left the arena with his Soul Power still at level thirty-five and the crack in the third level's door widening.

  • Nan Feng faced the Vajra Ape fighter, who warned that his three layers of defense and denser Soul Power would overcome Nan Feng's Tower abilities.
  • Nan Feng fought with Tower Suppression, Tower Realm, weapons, and his External Soul Bone, but the fighter's strength and defenses gradually wore him down.
  • On the fifty-first exchange, the fighter's full-power punch broke Nan Feng's hammer and struck him into the railing, winning the semifinal.
  • The fighter praised Nan Feng's Tower Realm, helped him stand, and told him to challenge him again after reaching level forty.
  • Xiao Wu scolded Nan Feng for taking on the stronger opponent, and Ye Lingling healed his wounds and warned him to rest for several days.
  • Ye Lingling said Tang San would hear about the match and Nan Feng's remarks about Grandmaster; Nan Feng left the arena as the crack in the third level's door widened.

Ch. 50Chrysanthemum Douluo Appears · A Three-Day Deadline

Nan Feng learned that Spirit Hall had sent Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan to investigate his unusual Soul Ring Configuration and theories, then gave him three days to cooperate or be taken to Spirit City. Unable to risk the investigation, Nan Feng planned to forge a new weapon and flee Heaven Dou City for the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest.

  • Ye Lingling told Nan Feng that a powerful stranger had come asking about him, and he read newspaper reports about the attention his competition interview had drawn.
  • Yue Guan confronted Nan Feng at the academy and invited him to Spirit City for a comprehensive assessment of his Martial Soul and Soul Ring Configuration.
  • Nan Feng refused to commit, so Yue Guan gave him three days before Spirit Hall would formally send someone to collect him.
  • Nan Feng told Old Huai he would get a new weapon and leave Heaven Dou City for the Lake of Life, where he hoped to advance the tower's third-floor door.
  • Nan Feng decided to visit the Blacksmith Association the next day and leave Heaven Dou City the day after.
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