Spiritual Power

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Spiritual Power (精神力量)
Alias(es)	Soul Power
Species/Race	N/A — cultivation energy
Occupation/Role	Soul cultivation, mental perception, soul attacks, mental control, and elemental communication
Status	Active; repeatedly cultivated and transformed
First Appearance	Chapter 95

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Enhanced spiritual power	95	Li Yang cultivates the Body-Eating Soul-Strengthening Technique through the night, increasing his spiritual power.
Advanced soul cultivation	110	The technique allows Li Yang to absorb residual Genetic Potion energy into his soul and train his Spiritual Power without a special aptitude.
Multi-target spiritual control	121	Li Yang controls 100 basic Mutated Zombies and three intermediate Mutated Zombies simultaneously. Maintaining each spiritual link imposes a mental burden.
Seven soul transformations	123	The Advanced Spiritual Cultivation Method records seven transformations, reaching Spiritual Power comparable to a High-Level Mage.
Intermediate Mage	131	Li Yang breaks through to the Intermediate Mage level in Soul Power.
High-level Mage	131	After absorbing the Soul Power of fallen Barbarian Tribe soldiers, Li Yang reaches the high-level Mage stage and gains free flight.
Nourished and clarified Soul Power	168	Spiritual food and drink make Li Yang’s Soul Power exceptionally clear and transparent, while also advancing his physical and Thunder Magic cultivation.
Tenth transformation; late-stage Transcendent	300	Li Yang’s Spiritual Power undergoes rapid transformations and reaches the tenth transformation, corresponding to the late-stage Transcendent realm.
Peak Super Transcendent	300	After continuing cultivation for another two months, Li Yang reaches the peak of Super Transcendent.
Immortal Mid-stage	347	Li Yang reaches the Immortal Mid-stage in soul, body, and magic power.
Peak Foundation Establishment	405	After absorbing the Soul Power of demons, Li Yang’s Soul Power reaches the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm and approaches Core Formation.
Early Nascent Soul	414	Nine Divine Ability seeds gather within Li Yang’s Golden Core, allowing him to break through to early Nascent Soul.
Three Transformations of Nascent Soul	422	Li Yang reaches the Three Transformations of Nascent Soul and condenses 27 Divine Abilities.
Nine Eternal Life Divine Abilities	478	Li Yang completes the nine abilities of Essence, Qi, Spirit, Escape, Attack, Defense, Life, Knowledge/Perception, and Transformation, each producing a True Seed.
Soul Transformation Stage	529	Li Yang’s Dantian World develops with his breakthrough to Soul Transformation, where the self is cultivated as a single world.
Soul Transformation Second Heaven	570	Li Yang reaches the Second Heaven of Soul Transformation after his mind becomes complete and his inner world stabilizes.
Chaos-enhanced Soul	729	After absorbing Chaos Qi, Li Yang’s Soul becomes multicolored and gains perception across immense distances, illusion penetration, thought perception, and the ability to disrupt another soul.

Nature and Function

Spiritual Power is an inherent power associated with the soul. Unlike Magic Power, which is produced by combining Spiritual Power with elemental forces, Spiritual Power is the foundation that allows a mage to communicate with the Elements and transform them into usable power 107.

Soul strength varies naturally between individuals. Exceptional talents may begin with power comparable to an Apprentice, while others require cultivation, meditation, body refinement, potions, or elemental cultivation before they can sense and develop it 123 169.

Soul cultivation is more dangerous than Warrior or Spirit Martial Artist cultivation, but it supports powerful perception, mental attacks, spiritual control, and later cultivation breakthroughs 582.

Abilities & Skills

Soul Enhancement and Transformation

Spiritual Power can be increased through cultivation methods, absorbed Soul Power, spiritual nourishment, Genetic Potions, and certain forms of dual cultivation.

• The Body-Eating Soul-Strengthening Technique absorbs residual energy to strengthen the soul 95 110.
• Absorbing the souls of defeated enemies can rapidly increase Soul Power 129 405.
• Spiritual food can nourish and clarify the soul while accelerating advancement 168.
• The Soul Potion directly enhances a person’s Soul Power and improves their cultivation potential 529.
• Soul Power undergoes qualitative transformations as it advances through higher realms, including Transcendent, Immortal, Nascent Soul, and Soul Transformation stages 300 347 414 529.

Elemental Conversion

Spiritual Power allows a cultivator to perceive and communicate with the Elements of heaven and earth. The Elements are transformed through Spiritual Power into Magic Power, which becomes an internal and recoverable source of strength 107.

• Supports cultivation of elemental powers such as lightning, fire, water, wind, and other forces 169.
• Stronger Spiritual Power allows deeper access to hidden Spiritual Energy within the Elements 169.
• A cultivator with insufficient early Soul Power may cultivate Elements first and later reintegrate Spiritual Energy into those powers 169.
• Natural elemental affinity and body constitution affect how efficiently Spiritual Power can be converted into extraordinary power 123 176.

Perception and Mental Defense

Spiritual Power senses souls, hidden dangers, illusions, and changes in the surrounding environment.

• Enhanced Spiritual Power allows Li Yang to affect and sense his surroundings 79.
• Strong Soul Power defends against illusions, confusion, and soul attacks 200.
• After absorbing the Shadow Venom Serpent’s essence, Li Yang’s soul-perception range expands from several dozen zhang to more than a hundred zhang 659.
• Spiritual Power can maintain a clear consciousness against illusion traps and rune-based mental restraints 743.
• After absorbing Chaos Qi, Li Yang can perceive extremely distant energy fluctuations, see through disguises, and identify the inner thoughts of others 729.

Soul Attacks

Spiritual Power can directly injure or disrupt another person’s soul.

• The Soul-Wounding Technique damages an enemy’s soul but initially consumes far more power than the damage it causes; before the second qualitative change, its damage is less than one-fifth of the Spiritual Power consumed 88.
• After the second qualitative change, Spiritual Power can be condensed into spikes and other solid forms for more effective attacks 88.
• The Soul Shock technique can briefly stun weak enemies and cause the souls of similarly matched opponents to tremble, creating an opening in battle 659.
• At the Chaos-enhanced level, Spiritual Power can plunge a powerful opponent’s soul into confusion with a single thought 729.

Mental Communication

Spiritual Power supports direct communication between minds and the transmission of information over distance.

• Mind Communication and Distant Hearing become Divine Abilities when independently condensed by Li Yang 422.
• These self-created abilities are described as more powerful than his other Divine Abilities 422.
• Spiritual Energy communication allows Li Yang to establish a connection with creatures such as the Ocean Spirit Rhino 659.
• The power can also support mind exchange and the formation of spiritual bonds with powerful beasts 641.

Corpse Servant Control

Spiritual Power can be divided into sustained links that control Zombies and Corpse Servants.

• Li Yang uses Spiritual Power and incantations to control Mutated Zombies 121.
• Each controlled body requires a continuing spiritual link rather than a single attack, creating the equivalent of additional senses and limbs in his mind 121.
• Advanced control allows Corpse Servants to understand instructions and act with limited autonomy, reducing the attention Li Yang must spend on each one 121.
• A second qualitative change may allow infused Soul Power to produce autonomous responses in Corpse Servants, making them behave more naturally 88.
• The number of controlled servants is limited by Li Yang’s available Soul Power and the mental burden of maintaining the links 121.

Soul Transformation World Power

At Soul Transformation, Spiritual Power becomes tied to the cultivator’s inner world. The Soul Transformation Stage is described as cultivating the concept of the self as a single world, with the inner world becoming the foundation of future power 529.

• World Power can be wielded through ordinary movements and Divine Abilities 529.
• A Soul Transformation cultivator’s attacks contain the power of a world, creating a vast gap between Soul Transformation and Nascent Soul cultivators 529.
• The inner world continues to accompany the cultivator through later realms 529.
• As Li Yang’s inner world develops, his Divine Abilities and Dao cultivation advance more rapidly 570.

Limitations

• Spiritual Power varies by innate talent, constitution, and elemental affinity 123.
• Soul cultivation is dangerous and requires caution 582.
• Early-stage cultivators may lack enough Soul Power to directly absorb Spiritual Energy 169.
• Soul attacks can be inefficient and costly before Spiritual Power undergoes its second qualitative change 88.
• Controlling many Corpse Servants at once creates sustained mental strain and can approach the user’s limit 121.
• Powerful Magic Power can defend against mental attacks, making Soul Power alone insufficient against every opponent 124.
• Spiritual Power and Mind Power are separate forces; Mind Power is described as a deeper power of the mind rather than ordinary Spiritual Power 433.

Associated Techniques and Sources

• Body-Eating Soul-Strengthening Technique — absorbs residual energy to cultivate Spiritual Power 95 110.
• Advanced Spiritual Cultivation Method — records seven methods of soul transformation and reaches the peak of High-Level Mage strength after completion 123.
• Soul-Wounding Technique — direct soul attack with severe early-stage efficiency limitations 88.
• Soul Shock — briefly disrupts an opponent’s soul and concentration 659.
• Spirit Calming Liquid — helps Li Yang remain in cultivation while consuming Genetic Potions 131.
• Soul Potion — a Genetic Potion designed to directly increase Soul Power 529.
• Nine Eternal Life Divine Abilities — includes the Spirit, Knowledge/Perception, Defense, Attack, and Transformation abilities, among others 478.
• Mind Communication and Distant Hearing — self-created Divine Abilities with unusually high power 422.