Martial Soul

Biodata

Power Progression

Nature and Classification

• Luo Ling disputes the claim that all Martial Souls can be reduced to Beast or Weapon types, citing soul-based and god-related Martial Souls as counterexamples. 12
• Martial Souls are linked to their users' souls: damage to a Weapon Martial Soul can injure its master, while Soul Scythe can directly destroy a Martial Soul by attacking its spiritual foundation. 199
• A Soul Master's physical constitution determines how much Soul Ring power they can endure; conventional Soul Ring age limits are not absolute. 49

Soul Rings and Fusion

• Soul Rings grant Soul Skills and raise Soul Power, though excess power can accumulate when a Soul Master has reached a ring bottleneck. 29
• Luo Ling's Homologous Twin Martial Souls originally required Soul Rings for both halves at the same time. 12
• When Luo Ling's two Martial Souls fuse, their Soul Rings can merge and increase in age, as shown when two yellow rings became purple Thousand-Year rings. 14
• After the gradual merger, Luo Ling retains only six visible fused rings—purple, purple, black, black, black, and red—while still needing to acquire two rings at future breakthroughs. 181 182
• A Martial Soul Fusion Skill normally requires compatible Martial Souls and mutual understanding between users; Luo Ling can facilitate fusion by perceiving and connecting Soul Body Threads. 180
• Luo Ling and Qian Renxue's fusion produces the Fallen Angel, whose power allows two Soul Emperors to contend with a Titled Douluo. 181 226

Documented Abilities & Skills

Raven Shadow Puppet

A darkness-type puppet Martial Soul that can be released independently or merged with Luo Ling. It takes the form of a shadowy figure resembling him, often accompanied by Crows. 2 11

• Darkness Weaving — Controls invisible Darkness Threads to manipulate the puppet, restrain targets, and bind enemies. The threads can also draw Life Force and Soul Power. 2 11
• Crow Manifestation — Converts darkness into controllable Crows whose senses become Luo Ling's eyes and ears. 2 11
• Simulated Phantom — Allows Luo Ling to mimic another person's appearance; he uses it to impersonate Zhang Lang after killing him. 2
• Phantom Stealth — Provides invisibility potent enough to evade Bibi Dong's detection. 14
• Night Raven Feather / Raven of Terror — Raven Feathers corrode targets, induce hallucinations and fear, and can kill through sustained psychological and physical damage. 30
• Ultimate Darkness — Envelops an area in darkness, increases Luo Ling's strength by 20%, suppresses opponents by 20%, and summons Black Ravens. 40
• Nether Shadow Sickle — A weapon-type Soul Skill that creates a pitch-black scythe rather than being Luo Ling's actual Martial Soul. 41 195
• Darkness Severance — A powerful scythe-derived attack used to cut down attacks such as Shui Binger's Ice Phoenix. 47 163

Soul of Desire

A psychic Original Body Martial Soul connected to Luo Ling's soul, marked by crimson eyes when active. 4 11

• Soul Leaving Body — Lets Luo Ling separate from his body in spirit form and briefly possess others. 4 6
• Emotional Influence — Can manipulate emotions and desires, calm targets, hypnotize them, and implant Psychological Suggestions that alter perception over time. 4
• Soul Body Thread — The fusion-evolved form of Darkness Thread, capable of corroding and controlling a target's soul. Luo Ling can use a controlled target's Martial Soul and Soul Skills. 9 22
  • Its documented limits include a one-minute control duration and resistance based on spiritual-strength clashes. 22
• Soul Liberation — Activates a target's latent soul potential, increasing Spiritual Power and perception; in Raven Shadow Puppet fusion state, it additionally raises all attributes by 20%. 30
• Soul Domain — Covertly provokes, calms, or alters the emotions of living beings within range, potentially causing targets to lose reason when their emotions peak. 40
• Soul of Desire Garment — Grants one target flight, a 30% all-attribute increase, and an additional 30% movement-speed increase. Its enhancement rises by 10% per additional Soul of Desire ring. 41
  • In Martial Soul Fusion state, the garment can negate one fatal attack. 41
• Soul Parasitism — Plants Soul Seeds in another being's spiritual body; complete corrosion leaves a Soul Mark that turns the target into a loyal servant. 89

Fused Martial Soul

Raven Shadow Puppet and Soul of Desire combine into an Evil Shadow or Soul of Desire Devil form, later becoming Luo Ling's default Martial Soul state. 14 21 182

• Evil Aura — A domain-type Fifth Soul Skill that suppresses all abilities of targets within its range by 50%; in fused state, its evil corrosion can also turn victims into simple, violent servants. 89 131
• Soul Scythe — The evolved form of Darkness Severance. It ignores defenses and attacks the soul directly, allowing Luo Ling to sever portions of Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer. 198 199
• Evil Shadow Black Hole — A Ten Thousand-Year Sixth Soul Skill that devours incoming power and returns it as a concentrated energy beam. 196
• Primal True Body — A colossal manifestation formed after the complete merger of Luo Ling's Martial Souls; within its domain, Luo Ling can control emotions, perceptions, and souls. 227
• Soul Creation — The sole documented skill produced by Luo Ling's absorption of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's Million-Year Soul Ring. 315

Notable Manifestations

Trivia

• Luo Ling concealed his true puppet Martial Soul for years by presenting the Nether Shadow Sickle, a Soul Skill, as though it were his Martial Soul. 130 195
• Bibi Dong initially detects Luo Ling's Twin Martial Souls, self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Soul Leaving Body only because she personally observes him as a Titled Douluo. 10
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Ring is rejected by Raven Shadow Puppet but sought by Soul of Desire, foreshadowing the latter's unusual affinity for the ring's power. 88