Bulbasaur

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Bulbasaur
Alias(es)	妙蛙种子; Ivysaur; Venusaur; Mega Venusaur
Species/Race	Mutated Beast Martial Soul; Grass- and Poison-type Pokémon
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Qing Mu
Occupation/Role	Qing Mu's Martial Soul, combat partner, and primary battle companion
Status	Active; completed the first eight Sea God Trials 277
First Appearance	Chapter 1, My Martial Soul Is Actually a Garlic Turtle 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Bulbasaur — Innate Soul Power Level 5	1	Awakened as Qing Mu's previously unseen mutated Martial Soul.
Bulbasaur — Level 10	7	Reaches the Level 10 threshold after defeating and draining a Hundred-Year Shadow Leopard, revealing that Soul Beast victories provide experience.
Ivysaur — Level 16	17	Evolves after reaching Level 16 and receiving an evolution catalyst; gains a larger body and greatly improved move output.
Bulbasaur / Ivysaur — Level 40	95	Uses its Ivysaur form to absorb Bu Le's energy after beginning at Level 39, reaching Level 40.
Venusaur	98	Evolves in response to Qing Mu being gravely injured while protecting it; defeats the Thirty-Thousand-Year Earth Dragon King with Power Whip.
Terastallized Venusaur	158	Gains a crystal defensive layer and a 50% multiplicative boost to Grass-type moves; its armor withstands a maximally boosted Power Whip.
Mega Venusaur	193	Mega Evolves through Qing Mu's seventh spirit ring; move effects increase by 100% while this form is active.
Eight-Ring Mega Venusaur	243	Qing Mu fuses all eight Soul Rings into Mega Venusaur, producing its strongest documented form and forcing Spirit Hall to retreat.

Background

Bulbasaur awakened as Qing Mu's Martial Soul with Innate Soul Power Level 5. Though initially mistaken for a “Garlic Turtle,” Qing Mu recognized it as Bulbasaur and immediately named it after the Pokémon. Its existence was classified as a mutation, later attributed to the combination of Qing Mu's parents' Martial Souls 1 2.

Unlike an ordinary Martial Soul, Bulbasaur could independently use Pokémon moves, eat ordinary food, and develop through combat experience. Qing Mu discovered its initial moves—Vine Whip, Tackle, and Ingrain—soon after awakening, then chose to train it as a Control System Martial Soul with Assault System tendencies 2 4. Their early training focused on Vine Whip accuracy, endurance, and coordinated combat; this work allowed Bulbasaur to defeat Hundred-Year Soul Beasts before Qing Mu had reached Level 10 5 6.

After evolving into Ivysaur at Level 16, it discovered it could freely revert to Bulbasaur. It prefers its original form because it considers it cuter and because it consumes less energy, but Qing Mu uses its higher forms to conceal its true strength and surprise opponents 17 18. It later evolved into Venusaur during the battle against the Thirty-Thousand-Year Earth Dragon King, acting after Qing Mu was injured protecting it 98.

Appearance

Bulbasaur is a small, blue-green, toad-like creature with large red eyes and a garlic-bulb-like seed growing from its back 1. Its body and seed visibly respond to sunlight, which strengthens its Chlorophyll ability 3.

• Its neck can extend multiple vines for attacks, movement, restraint, and carrying Qing Mu 2 25.
• Its feet produce root-like tendrils when using Ingrain 2.
• Ivysaur is larger and bears a pink flower bud on its back 17.
• Venusaur can massively increase its size through Growth and later cover itself in a pale-green crystal armor through Terastallization 130 158.

Personality

Bulbasaur is intelligent, emotionally expressive, and strongly attached to Qing Mu. It trains willingly because it wants to grow stronger and protect him, rather than merely following commands as an ordinary Martial Soul would 5 9. It also displays caution, warning Qing Mu to leave dangerous areas after battles with Soul Beasts 7.

Despite its combat ability, Bulbasaur is sensitive about its appearance. It initially disliked evolving into Ivysaur because it believed the form was less cute, and it expended considerable energy trying to return to its original form 18. It is affectionate with Qing Mu but avoids unfamiliar Fire-attribute Soul Masters, even after gaining fire immunity 112.

Abilities & Skills

Martial Soul Physiology

Bulbasaur is an autonomous Martial Soul rather than a conventional possession-type Beast Martial Soul.

• Can eat fruit and other normal food, an unprecedented trait for a Martial Soul 3.
• Requires Qing Mu's Soul Power to remain summoned; it returns to him after its energy is depleted 25.
• Cannot exist independently of Qing Mu and would disappear if he died 9.
• Gains experience from defeating Soul Beasts, accelerating Qing Mu's Soul Power growth 7.
• Can communicate with Qing Mu through a Mind Link derived from the Wood Spirit Seed, though extended use consumes Spiritual Power 17.

Chlorophyll

Bulbasaur possesses the Hidden Ability Chlorophyll.

• Doubles its speed in sunny weather 4.
• Lets it rapidly close distances, evade opponents, and kite slower defensive enemies 24 65.
• Synergizes with Qing Mu's Sunny Day, ensuring reliable sunlight in combat 25.

Vine Whip and Plant Manipulation

Bulbasaur's core combat style centers on controllable vines.

• Vine Whip — Extends vines from its neck to strike, pierce, restrain, carry Qing Mu, or move across hazardous terrain 2 19 25.
• Reached near-perfect Vine Whip control through repeated training with weighted iron blocks 9.
• Can control up to fourteen Vine Whips simultaneously, compared to casting seven Hundred-Year soul skills at once 68.
• Power Whip — Fuses multiple vines into a more destructive attack; after becoming Venusaur, this became its primary high-damage trump card 68 99.
• Leaf Blade — Fires sharp leaves at range; Ivysaur's version vastly improved both the number and power of released blades 16 18.
• Falling Blossoms — A later Venusaur technique used for finer control and more versatile plant-based maneuvers 101.

Recovery and Sustained Combat

Bulbasaur possesses unusually strong endurance for a Martial Soul.

• Ingrain — Roots itself into the ground to absorb nutrients, continuously heal damage, and replenish Qing Mu's Soul Power instead of consuming it 2 4.
• Leech Seed — Plants seeds that grow into draining vines, stealing a target's vitality and returning it as energy 6 7.
• Can use recovery-oriented techniques alongside Grassy Terrain and Photosynthesis to sustain prolonged battles 25 115.
• Ingrain restricts its mobility while active, though it is usually used between attacks or during recovery periods 4 25.

Enhancement and Solar Techniques

Bulbasaur can amplify its own power and capitalize on sunlight.

• Growth — Increases Attack and Special Attack by 50%, or 100% under harsh sunlight; it can stack to a maximum 300% increase 5.
• A fully stacked Growth state lets Venusaur increase its size and aura to the level of a Fifty-Thousand-Year Soul Beast 130.
• Solar Beam — Compresses absorbed solar energy into a long-range beam powerful enough to destroy a massive boulder; it forms the offensive core of Qing Mu's “immortal turret” combat system 115.
• Seed Bomb — Fires large explosive seeds from its back; enhanced by Grassy Terrain, it defeated the Two-Thousand-Year Fire Lamp Grass 24 25.

Debilitation and Poison Techniques

Its Grass- and Poison-type nature gives it numerous control options.

• Sleep Powder — Releases pale-green powder that puts enemies to sleep or incapacitates them 19 23.
• Sweet Scent — Produces a scented mist that weakens enemy reactions and can lure nearby Soul Beasts 26.
• Poison Sting — Sends a purple vine underground or directly into a target to inject poison; it was learned after Bulbasaur absorbed Dugu Yan's Jade Scale Snake Poison 64 65 74.
• Can combine Leech Seed with Poison Sting to exhaust heavily armored opponents before poisoning them 65.

Elemental Immunities and Fire Techniques

Bulbasaur can absorb external poison energy and is immune to poison 52 74.

• Neutralized Dugu Yan's Jade Scale Snake Poison by absorbing it, unintentionally easing her condition 52.
• Became immune to fire after integrating Infernal Delicate Apricot 108 113.
• Can use Flamethrower after Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass fully integrated with its body and drew upon its power 110 111.

Evolutionary Transformations

Bulbasaur can access several distinct forms rather than evolving permanently.

• Can shift freely between Bulbasaur and Ivysaur, though reversion is exhausting and the Bulbasaur form consumes less energy 18.
• Evolves into Venusaur under extreme emotional and combat pressure 98.
• Terastallization — Produces a crystal armor rather than a conventional type crystal; the armor withstands attacks Qing Mu believes could threaten a Titled Douluo 158.
• Mega Evolution — Raises its essence beyond Terastallization and doubles the effects of its moves through Qing Mu's seventh spirit ring 193.
• Qing Mu can fuse all eight of his Soul Rings into Mega Venusaur, creating its strongest recorded state 243.

Associated Enhancements

• Wood Spirit Seed — Refines Qing Mu's Soul Power, amplifies Wood-attribute moves, enables plant communication, and supports silent Mind Link commands to Bulbasaur 17.
• Infernal Delicate Apricot — Grants fire affinity, fire immunity, and access to Flamethrower after fully integrating with Bulbasaur 108 110.
• Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass — Integrates alongside Infernal Delicate Apricot, allowing both plants to draw on Bulbasaur's power 110.
• Mega Stone and Key Stone — Enable Mega Evolution; repeated use causes minor Soul exhaustion and dims the Key Stone 192 193.

Relationships

• Qing Mu — Owner, trainer, and closest companion. Their shared existence makes Qing Mu's safety Bulbasaur's highest priority, while Qing Mu treats it with affection and trains alongside it as an equal partner 5 9 98.
• Qing Tianfeng — Qing Mu's father. Spars against Qing Mu and Bulbasaur, understands Bulbasaur's dangerous control moves, and supports its cultivation 19.
• Xu Yao — Qing Mu's mother. Helps identify an appropriate Control System path and supports Bulbasaur's training and evolution research 4 17.
• Dugu Yan — Her Jade Scale Snake Poison was absorbed and neutralized by Bulbasaur during their battle, inadvertently alleviating her condition 52.
• Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass — Plant spirits integrated into Bulbasaur, granting it access to Fire- and Ice-attribute insights and stronger elemental techniques 110.

Trivia

• Qing Mu originally refers to Bulbasaur as a “Garlic Turtle” before recognizing it 1.
• Bulbasaur's preferred form is its unevolved state because it considers itself cuter than Ivysaur 18.
• Qing Mu names the Ten Thousand Demon King's External Soul Bone the Heart of Bulbasaur after escaping the Instant Thousand Years domain 234.