Soul Master

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Soul Master (魂师)
Occupation/Role	A cultivator who develops a Martial Soul through Soul Power, Soul Rings, Soul Skills, and—where applicable—Soul Tools.
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Cultivation Ranks

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 10 Soul Master	275	Entry-level Soul Masters possess at least one Soul Ring; this is the minimum admission standard at Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Master Academy.
Soul Grandmaster	35	A lower-rank Soul Master stage. Among Soul Masters below the Soul Elder realm, physical quality generally differs little from that of ordinary people.
Three-Ring Soul Elder	12	Reaching this stage normally marks the point at which a Soul Master's physical quality begins to separate more noticeably from that of ordinary people.
Four-Ring Soul Ancestor	137	Huo Yuhao reaches Level 42 and becomes a Soul Ancestor after absorbing his fourth Soul Ring.
Soul King / Level 50	224	Level 50 is the threshold of the Soul King stage; before obtaining the fifth ring, a cultivator is considered a Quasi-Soul King.
Soul Emperor / Level 60	245	Huo Yuhao approaches Level 60, identified as the Soul Emperor realm.
Seven-Ring Soul Sage	326	A major dividing line between mid- and high-level Soul Masters. The Martial Soul fully fuses with the body, enabling a Martial Soul Avatar.
Eight-Ring Soul Douluo	68	The “Boundless Realm” of Spiritual Power, characterized by self-sustaining circulation, is associated with Soul Douluo-level experts.
Titled Douluo / Level 90	482	Level 90 is the threshold for a Titled Douluo. Absorbing a ninth Soul Ring allows the cultivation of a second Soul Core.
Super Douluo / Level 95	326	Super Douluo can employ the advanced Martial Soul Avatar technique, True Body Possession, while retaining a humanoid combat style.
Limit Douluo / Level 99	97	The highest documented mortal threshold. Advancing from Rank 98 to Rank 99 requires mastery of a degree of the Power of Space.

Nature of Soul Masters

Soul Masters are humans who have surpassed ordinary people through Soul Power cultivation. Higher Soul Power improves energy absorption, bodily development, and digestion; sufficiently advanced Soul Masters can sustain themselves with world-origin energy or medicinal pills rather than ordinary food. 235

A Soul Master's cultivation level is an important measure of foundation, Soul Power quality, and total reserves, but it does not alone determine combat strength. Martial Soul quality, Soul Skills, physical condition, equipment, battlefield intelligence, and compatibility between abilities can overturn a nominal rank advantage. 35 197

Martial Souls

A Martial Soul is a Soul Master's fundamental source of power. Soul Rings and Soul Skills develop around its attributes, bloodline, and compatibility with absorbed soul beasts. 65 216

Martial Soul Tier	Description
Ordinary Martial Soul	The baseline category of Martial Souls.
Super Martial Soul	A high-quality Martial Soul paired with maximum Innate Soul Power.
Ultimate Martial Soul	A Martial Soul possessing an Ultimate Attribute or an exceptionally powerful special attribute.
God-level Martial Soul	A tier above Ultimate Martial Souls. 225

Some Body Martial Souls can undergo a Secondary Awakening, greatly raising physical quality and future Soul Ring age limits. The Body Sect recognizes Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold grades, determined by the color of the Martial Soul phantom manifested after awakening. 89

Combat Classifications

Soul Masters are commonly categorized by battlefield role rather than cultivation rank.

• Assault System — Front-line combatants specializing in direct damage and physical confrontation.
• Control System — Specialists in restricting opponents and shaping the battlefield.
• Agility-Assault System — Scouts, assassins, and ambush specialists; particularly valuable in team formations despite weaker arena performance. 160
• Support System — Soul Masters whose abilities enhance allies or weaken enemies.
• Food System — Support Soul Masters who provide restorative or auxiliary effects.

These roles are not absolute. Soul Tools can allow even a Support System Soul Master without offensive Soul Skills to function as a Control, Agility-Assault, or Assault combatant. 122

Soul Rings and Soul Skills

Soul Rings are required for Soul Masters to break through major cultivation bottlenecks. They strengthen the user’s foundation and provide Soul Skills shaped by the interaction between a Soul Beast’s origin and the Soul Master’s Martial Soul. 130 216

Formation and Absorption

A conventional Soul Ring consists of two essential components:

• Soul Power Shell — The energy framework formed from a Soul Beast’s remaining Soul Power.
• Soul Skill Patterns — The functional patterns formed from the Soul Beast’s soul and Bloodline Origin; these determine how Soul Power is transformed into a Soul Skill. 216

When a Soul Beast dies, its remaining soul can recognize the Soul Master who killed it. This is the basis for the usual restriction that a Soul Ring can only be absorbed by its killer. High-age rings can also cause spiritual backlash because of the remnant soul contained within them. 216

Ring Age and Quality

Soul Ring age affects the power and quality of granted Soul Skills. The thresholds at 30,000, 50,000, and 70,000 years represent major qualitative increases among Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. 130

• Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings — Normally grant two Soul Skills due to their immense retained origin power. 145
• Low-age Soul Rings — Tend to fall behind as a Soul Master grows stronger unless their quality or age can be improved. 373
• High-age Soul Rings — Become increasingly important in battles between top-level Soul Masters; Soul Skills below 50,000 years are generally insufficient in Super Douluo-level confrontations. 222

Martial Soul Avatar

A Soul Sage’s seventh Soul Skill is their Martial Soul Avatar. It transforms the user into the essence of their Martial Soul, greatly increasing the power of existing Soul Skills and reducing their cooldowns. 326

Early use causes weakness and fatigue after the Avatar ends, but this drawback declines as cultivation, understanding, and the seventh ring’s age increase. 325

Soul Bones

Soul Bones are rare relics left by Soul Beasts. Unlike Soul Tools, they directly improve a Soul Master’s foundation, physical quality, and strength; top-grade Soul Bones can be inherited by later generations. 186

• Fusing Soul Bones early can raise a Soul Master’s physical limits and allow absorption of older Soul Rings later. 84
• Compatibility is valuable but is often ignored in favor of a Soul Bone’s age and bloodline quality. 84
• Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts are guaranteed to leave Soul Bones because of the magnitude of their retained origin power. 145

Soul Tools

Soul Tools are external devices powered by Soul Power. Civilian Soul Tools are already widespread, while combat Soul Tools can significantly enhance a Soul Master’s combat options and compensate for weaknesses in their innate role. 122

Traditional Soul Master culture, particularly within Shrek Academy, often treats Soul Tools as less reliable than abilities cultivated through one’s own Martial Soul. However, the combined development of Martial Souls and Soul Tools is presented as the future path for top experts. 122 190

• High-level Soul Tools still require high Soul Power cultivation to operate effectively.
• A Level 10 Soul Tool Master requires at least Super Douluo-level cultivation. 190
• Soul Tools have limited lifespans, whereas high-grade Soul Bones can endure for generations. 186
• Battle Armor, created from Spiritual Metal, is intended to compensate for shortcomings in defense, endurance, and Soul Power capacity while raising a Soul Master’s combat ceiling. 297

Soul Spirits

A Soul Spirit is a living Soul Beast bound to a Soul Master through a Soul Spirit Contract. Unlike conventional Soul Rings, the process preserves the Soul Beast’s origin power and allows it to continue existing and growing alongside its contractor. 145

Contract Benefits

• A single Soul Spirit can provide multiple Soul Rings: a thousand-year Soul Spirit can grant up to three, while a ten-thousand-year Soul Spirit can grant up to four. 262
• Soul Spirits can grow in age alongside their Soul Master and can help raise the age of other Soul Rings. 262 373
• Skills granted by Soul Spirits consume less Soul Power and are more compatible with the contractor. 262
• Intelligent Soul Spirits can fight independently; those above 50,000 years can manifest a Soul Spirit True Body and fully use their Soul Beast abilities. 306
• Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Spirits may remain apart from their contractor for extended periods and can serve as inherited guardian spirits for families. 306 374

Limitations and Regulation

Soul Spirit Contracts require sufficient Spiritual Power and are complex enough that they are generally supervised by trained Spirit Masters. A non-Spiritual-Attribute Soul Master ordinarily requires at least Soul Emperor cultivation to assist with spirit transmission, while a Spiritual-Attribute Soul Master requires at least the Soul Elder realm. 262

The Spirit Pagoda requires mutual approval between Soul Master and Soul Beast or Soul Spirit. Contractors who deliberately harm Soul Beasts can be blacklisted on the Spirit Net and pursued by the Spirit Pagoda, Shrek Academy, and the Star Dou Great Forest. 372

Soul Spirits do not entirely eliminate the conflict between humans and Soul Beasts, but they substantially reduce the need to kill Soul Beasts for rings and are positioned to replace the traditional Soul Master system. 216 328