Soul Master

Biodata

Power Progression

Martial Soul Cultivation

A Soul Master’s abilities originate from their awakened Martial Soul. Martial Soul quality strongly affects physical aptitude and cultivation potential: top-tier Martial Souls provide innate advantages, while an inferior Martial Soul can leave its bearer unable to cultivate at all 16.

• Soul Rings grant Soul Skills and add Soul Power after absorption.
• Soul Bones can provide additional skills and substantially strengthen a Soul Master’s body, attributes, or Spiritual Power 62 281.
• Spiritual Power is particularly important to mental-attribute Soul Masters and becomes essential for higher cultivation realms 118.
• Body Martial Souls improve physical fitness beyond most top-tier Martial Souls and may undergo a Second Awakening through specialized methods 16 237.
• A Soul Master ordinarily possesses no more than nine Soul Skills from Soul Rings, while Soul Tools can supply a much wider range of combat options 61.

Soul Power States

Abilities & Skills

Martial Souls and Soul Rings

Soul Skills are gained from Soul Rings, typically through absorbing the ring left by a slain Soul Beast. The Soul Beast’s age, attributes, and innate abilities influence the resulting skill 25 280.

• Mental Soul Beasts may attack the absorber’s Sea of Spirit during absorption; failure can cause mental collapse or death 25.
• High-quality rings can produce powerful but risky abilities, requiring sufficient physical fitness, Soul Power, and Spiritual Power to absorb safely 25 95.
• Soul Ring combinations can produce extremely powerful attacks, but the technique places major strain on the user’s body 39.
• A Soul Master’s Soul Ring configuration can differ according to their Martial Soul, particularly among Body Martial Soul users 16.

Spiritual Power and the Sea of Spirit

Mental-attribute Soul Masters can develop a Sea of Spirit, allowing the use of spiritual attacks, illusion techniques, and enhanced control 16 25.

• Spiritual attacks may directly harm an opponent’s Sea of Spirit rather than only their body 151.
• Spiritual Power can enhance Soul Skill activation and Soul Tool crafting 25.
• Powerful mental techniques can force enemies into illusions, suppress their consciousness, or incapacitate groups of combatants 25 280.

Soul Tools

Soul Masters can supplement their Martial Souls with Soul Tools rather than relying on Soul Skills alone. Xu Tianxi argues that the two paths are complementary rather than incompatible 61 62.

• Flying Soul Guided Devices provide aerial mobility and pursuit capability. 62
• Fixed Soul Cannon Shells offer overwhelming ranged explosive power against enemies beyond the user’s direct combat ability. 62
• Soul Guidance Ray guns can provide reliable ranged attacks; Xu Tianxi is noted for never missing with them. 100
• Advanced Soul Tools may be pre-charged, allowing sudden high-output attacks during battle. 178
• A Soul Master who is also a Soul Engineer can combine Martial Soul abilities, Spiritual Power, and engineered weapons in the same combat style. 149 178

Soul Spirits

Soul Spirits are Soul Beasts that enter contracts with Soul Masters and continue to exist as combat-capable companions 189 210.

• An equal contract with a Soul Beast older than one hundred years can provide a Soul Master with more than one Soul Ring. 210
• A Soul Spirit’s strength generally declines after contracting, but it may recover and grow alongside its partner’s cultivation. 210
• Xu Tianxi’s proposed long-term model would make Soul Spirits inheritable across generations and capable of continued growth. 192
• Soul Spirits can absorb converted Soul Ring energy or energy passed on by Soul Masters to increase their cultivation. 246

Specializations

• Assault Type — prioritizes direct physical offense; Xu Tianxi’s close-quarters aggression is compared to that of a pure Assault Type despite his mental Martial Soul. 15
• Agility Attack Type — emphasizes speed, stealth, and rapid attacks. 149
• Auxiliary Type — provides enhancement rather than direct combat power; Soul Spirits can compensate for an auxiliary Soul Master’s lack of independent offensive ability. 209
• Mental-Attribute Soul Master — uses Spiritual Power for perception, control, direct mental attacks, and Soul Tool crafting. 23 62
• Soul Engineer — creates and operates Soul Tools; exceptional practitioners may cultivate as both Soul Masters and Soul Engineers. 44 216

Society and Institutions

• Martial Soul awakening can be controlled by powerful factions; at the Xuanming Sect, commoners are required to pay for awakening services. 7
• The Xuanming Sect, Shrek Academy, Mingde Hall, and the Body Sect are all associated with high-level Soul Master cultivation. 16
• Mingde Hall is regarded as the Sun Moon Empire’s soul-guidance holy land, while the Body Sect is known for its Body Martial Soul users and Second Awakening methods. 16
• Later, Heavenly Court awakening teams provide free Martial Soul awakenings for children and recommend them to academies; its schools are stated to be open to commoner children. 472
• Xu Tianxi argues that Evil Soul Masters should be judged by their actions rather than condemned solely for possessing a Martial Soul with “evil” characteristics. 204

Notable Examples

• Xu Tianxi / Kong Tianxi — A Twin Martial Soul user and Soul Engineer who combines mental abilities, Ultimate Water, Soul Spirits, Soul Bones, and Soul Tools. 7 62 190
• Xu Sanshi — A Soul Grand Master with the Profound Tortoise Shell Shield; his Martial Soul grants exceptional physical fitness and defense. 16 17
• Ji Juechen — A sword-focused Soul Master whose cultivation demonstrates that Soul Rings, Soul Bones, and personal comprehension all shape future potential. 102 503
• Ye Guyi — A Holy Angel Soul Master whose cultivation increases markedly through defeating Evil Soul Masters. 187
• Long Xiaoyao, Mu En, and Ye Xishui — Three legendary Soul Masters who each reached level 99 Limit Douluo. 9