Martial Soul

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Martial Soul (武魂)
Alias(es)	Shadow (Mu Zhe's publicly claimed Martial Soul) 96 110
Species/Race	Spiritual manifestation inherited through bloodlines 112
Occupation/Role	Foundation of Soul Master cultivation and Soul Skill use 17 112
Status	Active
First Appearance	112

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Awakening	112	Martial Souls are awakened through Spirit Hall ceremonies using six black stones and a crystal ball; awakened Soul Power determines whether one can cultivate.
Innate Full Soul Power	96	Mu Zhe's concealed Heart of Void awakens with Innate Full Soul Power, though he registers it publicly as a Shadow Martial Soul.
First Spirit Ring	103	Mu Zhe absorbs a Nether Leopard's yellow Spirit Ring; a warm current from his heart refines the ring's Soul Power and breaks his cultivation limit.
Second Spirit Ring	105	Absorption of the Soul Devouring Demonic Spider's purple Spirit Ring produces an External Soul Bone and raises Mu Zhe's Soul Power past level 23.
Third Soul Skill	43 45	Mu Zhe's third skill can create a space and summon a massive boulder from the sky; its ten-thousand-year power is also tied to his attempted assimilation of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Ice and Fire Spirit Rings	120	After devouring the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' origins, Mu Zhe condenses separate ice and fire rings at level 53. The ice ring grants absolute control over the ice element.

Awakening and Inheritance

Martial Souls are awakened around the age of six. Their manifestations vary widely, from farming tools such as sickles and hoes to beast forms and unusual spiritual phenomena. Those who awaken Soul Power can cultivate as Soul Masters, while ordinary people may still summon low-grade Martial Souls for practical work. 112

Martial Souls are generally inherited through bloodlines. Powerful bloodlines tend to produce stronger descendants, though mutation can alter a Martial Soul; beneficial mutations are described as exceptionally rare. 112

• Beast Martial Souls — Users may undergo Martial Soul Possession, gaining enlarged physiques, claws, altered hair, and other beast-like traits. 112
• Tool Martial Souls — Often manifest as objects, including agricultural implements and pagodas. 112
• Body-part Martial Souls — Some can be used directly without an obvious summoning, such as Martial Souls resembling arms or fists. 3
• Plant Martial Souls — Can possess specialized traits such as healing, control, treasure appraisal, or devouring. 17 28 45

Spirit Rings and Soul Skills

Spirit Rings act as catalysts that unlock a Martial Soul's abilities. Mu Zhe concludes that rings are not the sole source of a Martial Soul's power, since their effects can be produced through other means once an ability is sufficiently mastered. 17

Spirit Ring Color	Significance
White	One of the five recognized Spirit Ring colors. 12
Yellow	One of the five recognized Spirit Ring colors. 12
Purple	One of the five recognized Spirit Ring colors. 12
Black	One of the five recognized Spirit Ring colors. 12
Red	Represents a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring. 12

At perfect mastery, a Soul Master may use Soul Skills without lighting up or summoning Spirit Rings. This is rare enough that Qian Renxue initially cannot identify how Mu Zhe is fighting. 3 37

Martial Soul Evolution

Martial Souls can evolve through exceptional treasures or unusual power sources.

• Aromatic Silk Beauty — An Immortal Herb capable of evolving a Martial Soul. It transforms Flender's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. 17
  • The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda cannot normally surpass rank 90. 17
  • The evolved Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda possesses the potential to reach God-tier. 17
• Earth Dragon Golden Melon — An Immortal Herb containing Earth Dragon bloodline. Mu Zhe states that it can evolve Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul and resolve its flaw. 27
• Dragon King Origins — The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' origins can become ring-like powers after assimilation by the laws of Douluo Continent. 120

Notable Martial Souls

Heart of Void

Mu Zhe's true Martial Soul is a heart within his chest, though he conceals it by claiming his Martial Soul is a Shadow. 19 96

• Void State — Turns Mu Zhe ethereal, nearly invisible, and able to pass through objects as though entering another dimension. He must reveal himself to fight. 19
• Shadow manifestation — His shadows possess his physical strength and grow in number, speed, and power alongside his Soul Power and Spiritual Power. 16
• Shadow control limit — At level 20, Mu Zhe can create six shadows, but his Spiritual Power limits how many he can control simultaneously. 25 104
• Soul Summoning evolution — Shadows later gain the ability to inflict mental damage, plunder memories, and serve as substitutes for Mu Zhe. 94
• Inner World — Mu Zhe can draw others into a personal space containing terrain, spirit beasts, and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. 17 67
• Devouring side effect — Repeatedly devouring Soul Beasts and their energies mixes foreign souls and Soul Power within him, causing killing intent, blood-red Soul Power, and a risk of losing control. 45

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda

A support-type Martial Soul associated with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. It can seek out and appraise heavenly treasures and is especially compatible with the Aromatic Silk Beauty. 17

• Its evolution into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda adds two floors. 17
• Ning Rongrong's evolved pagoda amplifies her combat ability enough to sever the roots of a Soul Eater Ghost Tree with a longsword. 2

Nine Heart Begonia

A healing-type Martial Soul described as the continent's strongest healing Martial Soul. 80

• It has only one effect: healing. 28
• At most two Nine Heart Begonia Soul Masters can exist simultaneously. 80
• A new bearer cannot awaken while the older generation remains alive, restricting the lineage's cultivation potential. 80

Blue Silver Emperor

A plant Martial Soul and Soul Beast lineage associated with healing, control, and powerful compatibility. 45

• The Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone provides Flight and Wildfires Cannot Burn It All, Spring Winds Bring It Back to Life. 7
• The latter skill can heal injuries and regenerate severed limbs. 7
• The Dark Blue Silver Emperor is noted for terrifying devouring abilities and the risk of mental deterioration from excessive devouring. 45

Martial Soul Fusion Skills

Martial Soul Fusion Skills combine the power of multiple Soul Masters. Dragon Duke and Snake Crone's Dragon Snake Combined Attack can briefly contend with a Titled Douluo when used by both of them together. 12 67

Mu Zhe can suppress or disperse their fusion skill through overwhelming force, and his Inner World can weaken incoming Soul Skills against its barriers. 12 67