Soul Ring

Biodata

Power Progression

Nature and Mechanics

• A Soul Ring contains the rudimentary Power of Law possessed by a Soul Beast. When absorbed, those laws are loaded onto a Soul Master's Martial Soul and manifest as Soul Skills. 472
• Soul Power can continue accumulating before a Soul Master obtains a Soul Ring; Zhu Zhuqing stored excess Soul Power in her Martial Soul while tempering her body. 2
• Attaching a Soul Ring removes the corresponding cultivation bottleneck. Zhu Zhuqing's sixth ring did not immediately raise her level, but it opened her path from Level 60 toward Level 70. 87
• A ring's age is important, but its Soul Skill effect and compatibility with the user's Martial Soul can be more valuable than raw age. 66
• The Soul Skill produced by a ring can differ depending on the Martial Soul that absorbs it. Zhu Zhuqing inherited the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's strongest ability, while Tang San did not because of incompatibility with his Clear Sky Hammer. 46
• Soul Rings can be concealed while their owner still uses Soul Skills through specialized family techniques. 39

Acquisition

• Hunting — A Soul Beast killed by a Soul Master may leave behind a Soul Ring, such as the Hell Spirit Cat's five-hundred-year ring and the Changhu's hundred-year ring. 4 87
• Sacrifice — A willing Soul Beast can provide a ring directly, including Minghu's 300,000-year ring and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year ring. 197 198 537
• Extraction and transfer — The Life-Death Arena can extract a dead opponent's ring as pure ring-shaped energy, then stack that energy onto another ring to increase its age. 46 94
• Divine condensation — Gods possess methods to condense Soul Rings; Soul Rings are described as shackles placed upon Soul Beasts by the God Realm. 217

Absorption Requirements and Risks

• Absorbing a ring subjects the user to its Soul Power impact; inadequate physique, Spiritual Power, or willpower can make the process dangerous. 12 453
• A Soul Beast's remnant soul can attack the absorber's mind during absorption. Zhu Zhuqing's hundred-thousand-year Head Soul Bone negated this danger when she absorbed her third ring. 503
• Sacrificial rings bypass the usual Spiritual Power requirement, though the recipient's body must still endure the power. 506
• Soul Bones are gentler to absorb than Soul Rings and primarily reinforce the body, making them useful preparation for high-level ring absorption. 532

Ring Ages and Colors

Ring Advancement

• Soul Ring age can be increased by stacking the energy of another extracted Soul Ring onto it. 46 94
• Advancing a ring can increase the user's Soul Power level and evolve its existing Soul Skills. Zhu Zhuqing's fifth ring gained improved Life-Death Arena rewards and a shorter cooldown upon reaching 100,000 years. 182
• Million-year advancement can unlock additional skills from the same ring. Zhu Zhuqing's seventh ring ultimately possessed Martial Soul Avatar, Dark Breath, Black Dragon Soul, and Dark Dragon Claw. 198
• A Million Year Soul Ring can serve as the key to controlling a divine artifact; once her fifth ring reached that level, Zhu Zhuqing became the true master of the Life-Death Arena. 205
• Ring ages influence a Soul Master's strength after ascension, since higher-quality rings produce stronger divine-skill foundations when transformed into God Rings. 213

Notable Ring-Derived Soul Skills

Life-Death Arena

A fifth-ring skill acquired from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger that forces an opponent into a sealed Small World for a duel. 46

• Neither participant can leave or interrupt the arena until one side dies. 46
• Zhu Zhuqing may set the ages of both combatants inside the arena. 46
• The winner can claim items from the loser, including Soul Rings, Soul Bones, or Self-Created Soul Skills. 46
• After evolving to 100,000 years, the skill permits two rewards per victory instead of one. 182
• At million-year level, the ring allows Zhu Zhuqing to directly fuel the divine artifact's energy consumption. 205

Spirit Binding / Soul Seizure

A sixth-ring skill first obtained from the Changhu. 87

• Captures living beings' souls and binds them to fight for Zhu Zhuqing. 87
• Bound souls can be regenerated from their origins within the Soul Ring after their external forms are destroyed. 87
• Capacity and the strength of stored Soul Bodies increase by one tier whenever the ring advances by a major age stage. 87
• At million-year level, the skill evolved into Soul Seizure, refining captured souls into the Shadow Soldier Legion. 198

Martial Soul Avatar

A seventh-ring ability unlocked through Di Tian's 800,000-year Soul Ring. 152 153

• Initially increases Zhu Zhuqing's strength fivefold without Soul Power consumption. 153
• It halves the cooldown of her fifth-ring Life-Death Arena rather than refreshing it outright. 154
• At million-year level, it increases all attributes by 1,000% and places all Soul Rings in a no-cooldown state. 198

Elementalization

An eighth-ring ability that turns Zhu Zhuqing into pure Extreme Darkness Element. 193

• Ignores physical attacks while active. 193
• Its paired skill, Condense Qi into Blade, forms weapons from her elementalized body; its complexity is limited by Spiritual Power. 193

Ring Detonation

• Soul Rings can be detonated to temporarily raise their enhancement effect to its maximum level. 92
• Tang Hao detonated all nine of his rings, stacking their boosts into a twenty-eightfold enhancement from the seven rings that remained effective. 92
• Detonation leaves rings needing time to reform; Zhu Zhuqing's detonated rings required three days to recover. 96