Douluo Continent: Conflict descends, gods are slain and gods ascend!

Back in the dormitory, Yun Chen saw the three of them sitting silently on their beds. He asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with you guys? What happened?"

Yun Chen's return brought the three of them back to their senses. Zhang Yangzi casually waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, Teacher Ye just told us something, and we're thinking about what to do."

"Huh? Teacher Ye?" Yun Chen was even more puzzled. They had only been enrolled for a short time, so what could Ye Yingluo possibly want to see them about?

Seeing Yun Chen's puzzled look, Wang Jinxi, the honest boy, spoke up: "It's about the promotion tournament."

"Oh, is that it?" Upon hearing that it was about the promotion tournament, Yun Chen immediately lost interest.

Seeing Yun Chen's expression, Wei Xiaofeng asked, "Why do you seem so uninterested in the promotion tournament?"

"I wasn't really interested to begin with," Yun Chen said.

"So, if I asked you to give up your spot in the game, would you be willing?" Zhang Yangzi asked tentatively.

Yun Chen paused in making the bed, then turned to Zhang Yangzi and asked, "Is this what's troubling you?"

"Yes, that's it." The three nodded in agreement.

"Then don't worry about it. I'm not interested in the promotion tournament. You three can go and play. But don't let yourselves get upset, or I'll laugh at you for the rest of my life," Yun Chen said.

"Damn it! Don't underestimate us! The three of us are Great Soul Masters! Great Soul Masters! How could we possibly capsize!" Wei Xiaofeng said defiantly.

"Sigh, don't be so naive." Yun Chen pressed Wei Xiaofeng, who had jumped up from his bed, back down. "Of the three of you, two are agile attackers and one is strong attacker. You lack support from control-type characters and also lack ranged attack methods. If you really encounter a powerful control-type Soul Master, or a Soul Master with ranged restraint abilities, even if you're only at the first ring, you'll be in big trouble."

Hearing Yun Chen's words, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi nodded silently. But Wei Xiaofeng still didn't think anything of it. In his opinion, no amount of remote restraint or control mattered in the face of his speed.

Yun Chen didn't try to dissuade Wei Xiaofeng from his arrogance. That's just his personality; he won't understand himself until he's thoroughly challenged.

However, Yun Chen's statement put the three of them at ease. Although Yun Chen didn't care about this promotion tournament, they still valued it highly. And as Wang Jinxi had said before, maybe other classes would send more people to compete, then they wouldn't have to worry about it.

The following day, Ye Yingluo brought up the promotion tournament in class. Yun Chen knew a lot about the Donghai Academy's promotion tournament. He also knew that this year's tournament would be stopped after Tang Wulin and his two companions defeated Class One due to their outstanding performance.

When Ye Yingluo announced the list of candidates for the promotion competition, the class immediately became lively. According to the rules of the promotion competition, the number of participants was designated by the challenger's class. Ye Yingluo figured that the other first-year classes probably couldn't muster too many people either. So, she designated Yun Chen, Xu Xiaoyan, Wei Xiaofeng, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi as candidates, which was enough. As for who would actually fight, that would depend on the challenger's strength.

For the next few days, school life proceeded as usual. Until one day off, when Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan went home, Xu's mother suddenly approached Yun Chen.

"Xiao Chen, as you know, Xiao Yan is a bit weak-willed. As a Soul Master, that's definitely not good. So your Uncle Xu and I want her to go to the Spirit Ascension Platform for some training."

At this point, Madam Xu paused slightly. She took out two tickets to the Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform from her storage soul tool and placed them on the table in front of her: "But the Spirit Ascension Platform is different from the outside; it's a paradise for soul beasts. I'm worried that Xiaoyan might be in danger inside, so I'd like you to go with her. What do you think?"

"Yes, Aunt Xu," Yun Chen nodded in response.

"Then let's set off." Xu's mother smiled and called Xu Xiaoyan, who was sleeping in her room, and together they headed to the Spirit Pagoda.

Led by the spirit medium, the two arrived at a room filled with surveillance cameras. The two coffin-like objects were the mediums for entering the Ascension Platform.

Under the guidance of the spirit medium, Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan lay down inside.

On the way to the Spirit Transmission Tower, Xu's mother had already told Xu Xiaoyan about the purpose of their trip to the Spirit Ascension Platform. Normally, those entering the Spirit Ascension Platform are randomly teleported. Before reuniting with Yun Chen, Xu Xiaoyan had to face the soul beasts alone. This was a test for her, and her parents hoped to use this method to temper her courage.

This is why the Spirit Ascension Platform has certain security measures; otherwise, given how much Xu's parents doted on Xu Xiaoyan, they would never have let her take such a risk. But Xu Xiaoyan is, after all, a Soul Master, and she now carries the hope of the Xu family's rise. They cannot let Xu Xiaoyan remain so timid.

Although Xu Xiaoyan was very scared, she agreed after being persuaded by her mother. Especially after learning that Yun Chen would also be going in and would protect her after they met up, she finally mustered up some courage. But when she lay down in the metal container, the little girl still nervously clenched her little hands and kept muttering something.

Seeing her like this, Xu's mother sighed helplessly. On the other hand, Yun Chen had already closed his eyes and was waiting for his consciousness to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform.

A moment later, a wave of dizziness swept over him. When Yun Chen opened his eyes again, he was already in the simulated Star Dou Great Forest within the Spirit Ascension Platform. The life force emanating from the surrounding trees and forests made the cells in Yun Chen's body feel alive. This was a feeling he had never experienced before in the outside world.

"Has the balance of life in Douluo Continent deteriorated to this extent...?" Yun Chen thought to himself.

With the soul beast race on the verge of extinction and the Star Dou Great Forest over-logged, now reduced to a small area, the balance of life on the Douluo Continent is on the verge of complete collapse. But all of this is the bitter fruit of humanity's own making.

After carefully sensing the various elements surrounding him, Yun Chen stepped into the depths of the forest. He needed to find Xu Xiaoyan as soon as possible; otherwise, the little girl might be so frightened by encountering a soul beast that she would burst into tears.

However, what Yun Chen didn't know was that the staff of the Spirit Pagoda watching Xu Xiaoyan's situation from the outside, as well as Xu's mother, all wore blank expressions. One of the staff members turned to Xu's mother with a puzzled look and said, "Your child really has a lot of ideas."