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Original Name:魂环 (hún huán)Gender:NeutralKind:ItemScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:602Chapters:170
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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Soul Ring (魂环) |
| Type | Cultivation energy ring linked to a Soul Master's Martial Soul |
| Primary source | Soul Beasts; God-bestowed Soul Rings and willing Soul Beast sacrifices are also documented sources 252 295 |
| Primary function | Provides Soul Power and Soul Skills after absorption 29 41 |
| Associated system | Martial Souls, Soul Skills, Soul Bones, and Soul Master rank advancement 41 221 |
Acquisition and Absorption
- A Soul Ring emerges from a Soul Beast after its death and can be absorbed by a Soul Master through meditation. The process converts its power into the user's Soul Power and attaches the ring to a Martial Soul 29.
- A Soul Beast's species does not necessarily determine Luo Ling's resulting Soul Skill. His Martial Souls appear to have fixed skill patterns, while hunted beasts contribute compatible attributes or traits instead 29 30.
- Most Soul Masters require one Soul Ring to advance through a rank threshold. Luo Ling requires two because of his Homologous Twin Martial Souls and their ongoing fusion 224 295.
- A willing Soul Beast sacrifice can allow absorption beyond ordinary age limits; Tang Hao cites this as a possible explanation for Luo Ling's unusually high-aged rings 252.
Age Limits and Requirements
| Ring category / circumstance | Reported limit or requirement | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First Soul Ring | 423 years | The limit cited by Bibi Dong under the Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls 13 |
| Second Soul Ring | 764 years | Standard guideline cited by Xie Yue 29 |
| Fifth Soul Ring | About 15,000 years for an ordinary level-50 Soul King | A 40,000–50,000-year ring is described as normally being within a Soul Saint's limit 86 |
| Sixth Soul Ring | About 20,000 years | Tang Hao identifies this as the ordinary upper limit 252 |
| Rings below 10,000 years | Physical constitution is the decisive factor | Luo Ling maintains that sufficiently strong bodies can exceed recorded limits 29 49 |
| Rings of 10,000 years or more | Requires resisting the residual Soul Beast's spiritual impact | Luo Ling states that this normally demands Soul King-level Spiritual Power; his psychic Martial Soul gives him an unusual advantage 29 49 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First Soul Ring — 900-year Netherworld Bird | 13 14 | Absorbed for the Soul of Desire. It fused with Luo Ling's existing ring during Martial Soul Fusion, producing a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring and granting Phantom Stealth. |
| Second Soul Rings — 2,000-year Ghost Face Terror Scorpion and 4,500-year Spiritual Energy Rain Butterfly | 29 30 | The Scorpion ring was absorbed by Raven Shadow Puppet; the Butterfly supplied Soul of Desire's second ring. Together they pushed Luo Ling to level 24. |
| Third Soul Rings — 10,000-year Shadow Sickle Weasel and 13,000-year Blue Feather Demon Spirit | 41 | Granted Nether Shadow Sickle and Soul of Desire Garment. Luo Ling reached level 37 after both absorptions. |
| Fourth Soul Ring — over 20,000 years | 86 | Its acquisition is not shown, but Ghost Douluo identifies Luo Ling's fourth ring as exceeding 20,000 years. |
| Fifth Soul Rings — Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and its Life Pearl | 88 89 | The Tiger's ring and Life Pearl formed two rings simultaneously. The Raven Shadow Puppet gained the Ultimate Evil attribute; Luo Ling reached level 54. |
| Sixth Soul Ring — Nightmare and 80,000-year Night Devil fusion | 167 182 | The two rings fused into a scarlet Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. Its documented skills include an Illusion Realm ability and Evil Shadow Black Hole. |
| Seventh Soul Ring — Shadow Devouring Beast and Soul Fissure Demon fusion | 223 227 | The Shadow Devouring Beast advanced Luo Ling to the Seventh Soul Stage. The Soul Fissure Demon's scarlet ring fused with it, completing the merger of Luo Ling's two Martial Souls. |
| Eighth Soul Ring — two God-bestowed rings | 295 | Two Ten Thousand Year God-bestowed rings fused into a ring stated to be 500,000 years old, granting Primal Domination. |
| Ninth Soul Ring — God-bestowed ring and Deep Sea Demonic Whale King | 314 315 | Luo Ling absorbed the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Million Year Soul Ring after its fusion with a prior God-bestowed ring, gaining Soul Creation. |
Soul Ring Fusion
Luo Ling's Homologous Twin Martial Souls allow the rings attached to Raven Shadow Puppet and Soul of Desire to fuse whenever the Martial Souls fuse. The resulting ring retains both associated Soul Skills, increases in age, and enhances their effects. When the Martial Soul Fusion is cancelled, the rings separate and their power returns to their original level 14.
After Luo Ling's Martial Souls began naturally merging, he could release a fused Soul of Desire Devil Martial Soul directly. At that point, skills from both former Martial Souls automatically operated at their Martial Soul Fusion strength, although Raven Shadow Puppet could still be released separately 181 182.
- The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was an exceptional case: its normal Soul Ring and Life Pearl produced two rings for Luo Ling at once 88 89.
- The Night Devil and Nightmare rings fused into Luo Ling's sixth scarlet Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring 167.
- The Soul Fissure Demon ring fused with the Shadow Devouring Beast ring, completing the merger of Luo Ling's Martial Souls 227.
- Luo Ling's eighth and ninth breakthroughs likewise required two rings each, including God-bestowed rings 295 315.
Known Soul Skills
| Soul Skill | Source / ring | Effects and limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Phantom Stealth | Netherworld Bird | Renders Luo Ling invisible. It concealed him even from Bibi Dong, though its use is tied to his first ring and Martial Soul state 14. |
| Soul Body Thread | Martial Soul Fusion | Controls another creature's soul. It was used to seize control of a Crimson Flame Lion and later to erode a prisoner's soul during a Soul Search attempt 9 26. |
| Night Raven Feather | Raven Shadow Puppit's second ring | Fires black feathers carrying corrosive power and the Ghost Face Terror Scorpion's hallucinogenic toxin; its fear-inducing effect is called Raven of Terror 30. |
| Soul Liberation | Soul of Desire's second ring | Enhances allies' attributes and Spiritual Power 30. |
| Nether Shadow Sickle | Shadow Sickle Weasel | Condenses darkness into a scythe and releases Darkness Severance, a powerful single-target Ultimate Darkness slash 41. |
| Soul Scythe | Fused evolution of Darkness Severance | Ignores defenses to strike the target's soul and can damage or sever part of a Martial Soul 41 198. |
| Soul of Desire Garment | Blue Feather Demon Spirit | Bestows flight or floating, a 30% all-attribute increase, and an additional 30% movement-speed increase on one target. Each additional Soul of Desire ring adds 10% to both bonuses 41. |
| Soul of Desire Garment — fused effect | Martial Soul Fusion | Negates one fatal attack. It can only protect through a single activation 41 198. |
| Evil Aura | Raven Shadow Puppit's fifth ring | Corrodes all targets within range and reduces their abilities by 50%. In fused form, it erodes minds and creates violent targets that can only receive simple attack orders 89. |
| Soul Parasitism | Soul of Desire's fifth ring | Plants Soul Seeds within a target's spiritual body. A completed corruption leaves a Soul Mark that makes the target loyal to Luo Ling; fused use can detonate the seed, inflict soul damage, and create a competing personality 89 105. |
| Illusion Realm creation | Sixth Soul Skill | Creates an Illusion Realm in which Soul Body Threads can silently erode, control, and access the memories of inhabitants. Its scale is limited by Luo Ling's Spiritual Power and Soul Power 167. |
| Evil Shadow Black Hole | Sixth Soul Skill | Generates suction that draws in nearby targets and Soul Power, stores the captured energy, and releases it afterward 167 196. |
| Primal Domination | Eighth Soul Skill | Alters the essential nature of any living being's soul 295. |
| Soul Creation | Ninth Soul Skill | Granted by the fused Million Year Soul Ring; its detailed effect has not yet been disclosed 315. |
Soul Ring-Related Items
- Evil God's Eye — External Soul Bone formed from the remaining power of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Life Pearl and the Evil God's mark. It greatly increases Spiritual Power, grants immunity to mental attacks, and contains Evil Demon Death Pact 90.
- Evil Demon Death Pact — Creates an alternate space that corrodes an enemy's abilities by 50% 90.
- Soul Bones — Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts are stated to inevitably leave a Soul Bone for the killer's unfilled slot; the same principle is stated to apply to Million Year Soul Beasts 315.