Soul Hall

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Soul Hall
Alias(es)	Hall of Souls; original: 魂殿
Classification	Soul-harvesting organization
Affiliation	Operates as the Hun Clan's representative in the outside world 147 189
Occupation/Role	Captures and collects souls, pursues the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and expands through Branch Halls and allied factions 87 88 112 166
Status	Destroyed in Central State; a small number of Protectors and Venerable Elders escaped the subsequent purge 220
First Appearance	Chapter 87

Organization

Hierarchy

Rank / Position	Known details
Hall Master	Hun Miesheng, a Five-Star Dou Sheng, commanded the Soul Hall's major forces during the battle at Profound Yellow Fortress. 216 217
Vice Hall Master	A Dou Saint-level figure able to project overwhelming power across space. 188
Great Celestial Venerable	A One-Star Dou Sheng who intervened during the assault on Starfall Pavilion. 187
Celestial Venerables	Soul Hall Dou Zuns above Five-Star rank; at least six had appeared publicly by the time of the planned punitive expedition. 147
Venerable Elders	Soul Hall Dou Zuns below Five-Star rank. 147
Protectors	Divided into Heaven, Earth, and Human ranks; Human-Rank Protectors were the lowest tier, even when possessing Dou Zong strength. 112

Soul-Harvesting Network

• Captured souls were delivered to Branch Halls rather than directly to the headquarters; even Human-Rank Protector Iron Protector did not know why the Hall collected them. 112
• Branch Halls operated covertly in hidden spaces. One Branch Hall in a desolate mountain stream could evade detection even from ordinary Dou Zuns, while gray-robed personnel transported writhing sacks into it. 166
• Soul Hall personnel used stored souls as expendable resources in battle, including to reinforce the Thousand Ghost Shadow Formation against pill tribulation lightning. 173
• The Hall's version of “resurrection” involved erasing a body's original soul and placing another soul inside; Yao Lao described the resulting body as one that would eventually rot away. 185
• Xiao Yan identified twelve Branch Halls as targets for destruction and intended to turn their slain members into puppets. 203

Practices and Objectives

• Soul Hall sought Yao Lao's soul body and the Tou She Ancient God Jade carried by Xiao Yan. 88
• Its senior members discussed making the entire Dou Qi Continent a “soul-harvesting ground” after the Ancient Clan lowered its guard. 166
• The organization destroyed the Heavenly Flame Empire and planned further expansion into the Northwest Territory, including the Chu Yun, Mu Lan, and Jia Ma Empires. 147 166
• It used secret techniques alongside the Heavenly Underworld Sect to force rapid cultivation by gathering souls and consuming flesh and blood; the resulting Half-Saints had drastically shortened lifespans. 216
• Soul Hall's leaders treated even their own high-ranking subordinates as disposable. Soul Sea Saint froze, killed, and collected the souls of three defeated Advanced Half-Saints. 201

History

Conflict with Yao Lao and Pill Tower

Soul Hall was implicated in the attack that led to Yao Lao's fall, having allegedly incited Han Feng to murder him. Its pursuit of Yao Lao's soul continued when Wu Protector located him in the Jia Ma Empire. 88

Yao Lao's disappearance also contributed to the war between Pill Tower and Soul Hall. Although Pill Tower's three giants later assembled experts to oppose the Hall, they failed to gain an advantage, leaving many Central State factions afraid to openly challenge it. 147 151

Pursuit of Xiao Yan

Soul Hall began openly targeting Xiao Yan after discovering that he possessed the Tou She Ancient God Jade. Wu Protector attempted to seize the jade and Yao Lao's soul during Misty Cloud Sect's alliance with Soul Hall. 88

At the Pill Gathering, Mu Gu Old Man led five Soul Hall Dou Zuns in an ambush against Xiao Yan. They sealed the surrounding space and demanded the jade, but Xiao Yan used the tribulation lightning of his Nine-Pattern Venerable Zenith Pill against them before killing the survivors. 171 172 173

Destruction of the Heavenly Haze Valley Branch Hall

Xiao Yan and Rain Sword Venerable attacked a Branch Hall guarded by Xin Celestial Venerable and Ling Celestial Venerable, both Five-Star Dou Zuns. The two guardians believed Xiao Yan was still only a Dou Zong, based on an outdated report. 166

Xiao Yan killed Xin Celestial Venerable, defeated Ling Celestial Venerable, and destroyed the Branch Hall. He left behind a flaming mark bearing the character for “flame,” announcing his arrival to Central State. 168

Siege of Starfall Pavilion

In retaliation for the Branch Hall's destruction, Soul Hall sent four Celestial Venerables and thirteen Dou Zuns to encircle Starfall Pavilion. Blood Underworld Celestial Venerable declared that anyone interfering with Xiao Yan's punishment would become an enemy of Soul Hall. 185

The assault failed catastrophically. Soul Hall sacrificed three Celestial Venerables and six Venerable Elders to destroy what proved to be only Xiao Yan's Three Thousand Lightning Illusionary Body. 187

The Vice Hall Master later arrived as a projection, but the appearance of several Half-Saints and six Dou Saint projections prevented Soul Hall from continuing the attack. 188 189

Soul Sea Saint's Defeat

Soul Sea Saint, a Dou Sheng and senior Soul Hall figure, entered the conflict after Bone Nether and two other Half-Saints failed against Xiao Yan. He declared that Soul Hall possessed at least a dozen Half-Saints and regarded true Dou Shengs as the organization's backbone. 201

Xiao Yan severely injured Soul Sea Saint with a Seven-Colored Fire Lotus. When Xiao Yan used himself as bait, Ten Thousand Swords Saint, Fire Cloud Old Ancestor, Heavenly Sound Saint, and Pill Tower's Old Monster Lin were forced to take a public stance against Soul Hall. 202 203 204

Soul Sea Saint was killed, and his fleeing soul was destroyed by the combined attacks of Heavenly Sound Saint, Ten Thousand Swords Saint, and Fire Cloud Old Ancestor. 204

Fall in Central State

Soul Hall backed the Lion Nether Sect's invasion of the Jia Ma Empire, eventually prompting the Heavenly Mansion Alliance to mobilize for open war. 208 215 216

Hun Miesheng personally appeared with the Vice Hall Master, Great Celestial Venerable, and several other Dou Saints. Xiao Yan destroyed the Nihility Devouring Flame's Sub-fire, later absorbed it, and seriously injured Hun Miesheng. 216 218

Hun Miesheng was ultimately erased through the Bodhi Ancient Tree after forcing his strength to the Seven-Star Dou Sheng level. Xiao Yan then defeated the Vice Hall Master and recovered the jade plaques of the surviving senior Soul Hall figures. 219

The Heavenly Mansion Alliance purged Soul Hall's main hall and Branch Halls across Central State. All Celestial Venerables and Half-Saints in the region were killed, while only a small number of lesser members escaped. 219 220

Relationships

• Hun Clan — Soul Hall functioned as the Hun Clan's external representative and drew strength from its hidden backing. 147 189 201
• Pill Tower — Long-standing enemy; their earlier war ended without Pill Tower gaining an advantage, but Pill Tower later joined the alliance that killed Soul Sea Saint. 147 204
• Xiao Yan — Principal adversary after Soul Hall pursued Yao Lao's soul and the Tou She Ancient God Jade; Xiao Yan led the campaign that destroyed its Central State presence. 88 203 219
• Heavenly Mansion Alliance — Coalition formed to oppose Soul Hall and conduct the final purge of its Branch Halls. 208 215 219
• Lion Nether Sect — Proxy force controlled from behind the scenes and strengthened through Soul Hall-linked secret techniques. 216
• Heavenly Underworld Sect — Allied organization connected to Soul Hall's force-fed cultivation methods. 216

Trivia

• After the purge, Xiao Yan found no soul bodies in either Soul Hall's main hall or its dozen-plus Branch Halls; he could not determine whether they had been consumed or transferred elsewhere. 220
• Soul Hall's fearsome reputation was so pervasive that thirty Dou Zuns withdrew from the Heavenly Mansion Alliance recruitment rather than risk opposing it. 213
• Bone Nether used Golden Peng Saint's shattered personal sword as a public warning to factions considering opposition to Soul Hall. 200