Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 55 Riot at the Ascension Platform

"You need to stay inside the Ascension Platform for one hour to pass the final exam. However, I need to warn you that this time you are entering a riotous Ascension Platform."

Xie Xie asked in surprise, "Teacher, what does 'riotous Spirit Ascension Platform' mean?" He had never heard of this term before, but it sounded like a special state of the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Nan Fusheng and the other four also looked at Wu Changkong with surprise. The Spirit Ascension Platform greatly improved their combat abilities. The rioting Spirit Ascension Platform?

Wu Changkong said, "The Ascension Platform experiences two periods of turmoil each year. Initially, this was caused by the instability of the energy used to build the platform. Later, with the advancement of technology, the turmoil periods were brought under control, thus becoming a special phenomenon."

During the riot period, the soul beasts inside the Spirit Ascension Platform become particularly active, and their numbers increase significantly, greatly increasing the danger. Each time a riot period begins, three hundred slots are available for entry to each of the eighteen Heavenly Pillars.

This time, you will be able to secure six of the three hundred spots. The academy went to great lengths to persuade the East Sea Spirit Pagoda to grant this. You must cherish this opportunity.”

"During the riot period, teams can enter the Ascension Platform, but no more than seven people are allowed. The six of you are just right. You will be teleported together immediately after entering. This is a test of your teamwork."

Remember, inside, you might encounter not only soul beasts, but also other soul masters who have entered. They are equally dangerous to you. This is because, during the riot period, the absorption time for the spiritual energy generated by a soul beast after it has been hunted increases a hundredfold. In other words, it takes you a hundred seconds to absorb the spiritual energy from a soul beast you kill.

Therefore, if you leave the Spirit Ascension Platform during this process, the remaining spiritual energy will be absorbed by the nearest Soul Master. This is a special situation that only occurs during the Spirit Ascension Platform's turmoil period.

Zhang Yangzi said, "So, others can steal our soul beast's spiritual power, and we can steal theirs too?"

Wu Changkong said calmly, "If you're confident, you can certainly try to take others', but I need to remind you that the entry limit for the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform is the peak of the third ring. Entering the Spirit Ascension Platform during the turmoil requires a tremendous amount of effort. Therefore, many Soul Masters only attempt this gamble when they reach the peak of the third ring, hoping to kill more Soul Beasts to advance their Soul Spirit. So, the opponents you're about to face will be very strong."

Tang Wulin said, "Teacher, don't worry, we will rely on the strength of the group!"

Zhang Yangzi's relationship with everyone had already improved. After all, they were all young and wouldn't hold grudges, especially with Tang Wulin and Wang Jinxi's relationship becoming increasingly close.

The fact that Wang Jinxi and Tang Wulin were training together was no secret in Class Zero. With Tang Wulin's assistance, Wang Jinxi's soul power increased by two levels in three months, reaching level twenty-three, while Zhang Yangzi's was level twenty-two.

"You will enter the Ascension Platform in three days. You are given three days off to relax and prepare."

Holidays? Since entering the zero-shift system, apart from the routine one day off per week, there has never been an extra holiday.

"This is a three-day holiday!" Xie Xie and Zhang Yangzi cheered first.

Nan Fusheng's face also showed a thoughtful expression. Three days should be enough time for him to adapt to the new soul spirit and soul skills.

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After school, everyone walked towards the dormitory together.

"Wu Lin, Fu Sheng, what are you two planning to do these three days? Why don't we go out and have some fun?" Xie Xie chuckled.

"Going out to play? What are we going to play?" Zhang Yangzi leaned over.

Xie Xie rolled his eyes. "I didn't tell you."

Zhang Yangzi laughed heartily, "My treat, okay? Count me in!"

Xie Xie said, "That's something we can consider. Oh, right, I suddenly remembered something. Teacher Wu said today that our final exam has two components, but there's only one Spirit Ascension Platform! What will the other component be? Can you guess?"

Everyone thought for a moment, then shook their heads blankly.

Wang Jinxi smiled wryly, "The riotous Spirit Ascension Platform is indeed a great opportunity for us to improve, but it seems a bit too early. I've heard before that the competition for the riotous Spirit Ascension Platform is extremely fierce. Back then, there was no room for personal relationships. After all, opportunities for soul evolution are rare."

Nan Fusheng said, "We now have so many opportunities to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform. The academy has paid a huge price for our advancement. I think it's so that we can all evolve our souls to a thousand years old through the Spirit Ascension Platform before graduating from the junior division. Have you all calculated your own soul cultivation levels?"

Upon hearing this, the other five people stopped in their tracks without prior arrangement.

A soul evolving to a thousand years old? What does that mean?

A thousand-year-old soul spirit, a thousand-year-old soul ring, and the first one of its kind!

If the first soul spirit is a thousand years old, it can provide three soul skills, which can greatly save spiritual energy. If you fuse with another thousand-year-old soul spirit in the future, you can at least cultivate to the sixth ring without worrying about not having soul rings.

One of the biggest problems restricting Soul Masters from advancing to higher levels is the number of Soul Spirits. There's a stark contrast between the amount of Soul Spirits a human's spiritual power can handle.

If one's spiritual power cultivation is insufficient, the fusion of souls will inevitably fail. This is why Wu Changkong places great importance on their spiritual power.

"It seems the academy really intends to do so?" Zhang Yangzi swallowed hard. He desperately wanted to become stronger, and his personality was actually the kind that liked to show off in front of others. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so arrogant as not to make the first move when he first encountered Nan Fusheng and his classmates in the promotion tournament.

Xie Xie said, "That's very possible. If that's the case, that would be wonderful. We really should cherish every opportunity to ascend to the Spirit Platform."

Nan Fusheng said, "I won't go to play. I need to acquire my second soul spirit these next few days."

Upon hearing this, the other five looked at him in surprise, and Xie Xie couldn't help but say directly, "Since you know that the academy intends for us to evolve our souls to a thousand-year cultivation level before graduating from the junior division."

Why not evolve your first soul spirit to the thousand-year level first? With your current soul spirit's hundred-year cultivation, it should be able to provide you with two soul rings.

With the spiritual power of Nanfusheng Lingtongjing, it can support two yellow soul spirits or one purple soul spirit.

If he really chooses to fuse with another soul, then unless his spiritual power breaks through to the "Spirit Sea Realm", neither of his two souls can expect to reach the thousand-year level.

As a comrade-in-arms who had fought side by side, Xie Xie didn't want Nan Fusheng to take the wrong path.

Nan Fusheng said with a wry smile, "I also want to upgrade my soul spirit to the thousand-year level! But for some reason, my first soul spirit, after being upgraded to a hundred years, just can't split off another soul ring."

"Perhaps it's because it was a defective product." This was a lie, a pretext Nan Fusheng used to deal with Wu Changkong, and he was only telling Xie Xie and the others for now.

(End of this chapter)