Song Ye

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Song Ye (宋业)
Alias(es)	Brother Ye
Species/Race	Human 23
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Martial Soul Hall grunt (initially); later gathers a personal group around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well 1 135
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; host of the Sharp Review System
Status	Active 196
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 19 Soul Master	1	Began with only half-level innate soul power and a weed martial soul; spent ten years cultivating to Level 19.
Tree of Life Martial Soul	5	His weed martial soul evolved into the God King-tier Tree of Life, granting extraordinary vitality and regenerative ability.
First Soul Ring — 1,000 years	11	The system upgraded and fused his first ring with the Tree of Life, transforming its skill into Light of Life.
Second Soul Ring — 3,000 years	23	Absorbed a 3,000-year Life Deer ring and gained Horn of Life.
Innate Full Soul Power	40	His innate talent was raised from half-level soul power to Innate Full Soul Power; he also received a 10,000-year mental-power head soul bone.
Level 29 Soul Master	56	Absorbed the Primordial Chaos Immortal Herb, increasing his soul power by seven levels.
Three Rings	70	Received a 20,000-year growth-type Third Divinity Soul Ring and gained Life Shadow.
Level 37 Soul Master	100	Absorbed a 100,000-year Tree of Life torso soul bone, whose life force resonated perfectly with his martial soul.
All existing rings +5,000 years	113	Completed a sharp review mission that increased every soul ring's age by 5,000 years.
Level 40 / Fourth Soul Ring	133	Reached Level 40 after nearly a year of cultivation; his fourth ring began at 50,000 years, while his third and fourth rings advanced to 60,000 years.
Four-ring configuration	134	His first and second rings were each over 10,000 years; his third and fourth rings were each 60,000 years.
Level 42 Soul Master	135	Continued cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after his fourth-ring breakthrough.
Level 50 / Fifth Soul Ring	190	Received a compensated Fifth Divinity Soul Ring and gained 40,000 years on both his first and second rings, leaving all five rings at 50,000 years or above.

Background / History

Early life and the Sharp Review System

Song Ye was born to ordinary parents and initially awakened a weed martial soul inferior to Blue Silver Grass. With only half-level innate soul power, he struggled for ten years to reach Level 19 and became a low-ranking Martial Soul Hall grunt. 1

His circumstances changed when he obtained the Sharp Review System. By writing harsh critiques of figures displayed on the Light Screen, he receives rewards according to the impact of each review. His first completed review evolved his martial soul into the Tree of Life, although he initially did not know that countless people could read his writing through connected Light Screens. 4 5

Star Dou Great Forest and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

After being captured near the Lake of Life, Song Ye saved himself by offering Xiao Wu a method to conceal her soul beast aura and directing her toward the Lovesick Heartbreak Red. He gained the attention of Xiao Wu, the Titan Giant Ape, and the Sky Azure Bull Python by revealing the hidden ferocious beasts beneath the lake. 21 22 23

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he used his knowledge of immortal herbs to guide Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing in selecting suitable plants. He also argued successfully that Dugu Bo had no exclusive legal claim over the herb garden, forcing him to accept that the newcomers could take a share. 28 29

Song Ye underwent Water and Fire Refining Golden Body tempering in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, becoming impervious to water and fire. 29 30

Alliance with the Dugu family

System-granted martial soul, pharmacology, soul tool, and battle armor theories allowed Song Ye to provide Dugu Bo with a detailed method for condensing a Soul Core. Dugu Bo succeeded, rose to Level 93, and began treating Song Ye as a future backer. 54 56

Song Ye later cured Dugu Yan's poison through alchemy and immortal herbs, causing her martial soul to evolve. Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan subsequently pledged themselves to him, with Dugu Bo becoming a major Titled Douluo protector for Song Ye's growing faction. 57 58 75

Conflict with Tang San and the Blue Silver Clan

To deny Tang San a powerful future resource, Song Ye took and absorbed Ah Yin's 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor right leg soul bone. The Tree of Life's plant resonance allowed him to communicate with Ah Yin, whom he then carried back to the Blue Silver Forest. 101 102

After Ah Yin revived and discovered that Tang San's body was occupied by a foreign soul, she sought Song Ye's help to kill Tang San and reclaim her true child's body. Song Ye accepted the arrangement in exchange for the Blue Silver King's future soul ring and soul bone, then allowed Ah Yin and the Blue Silver King to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. 136 137

Expanding his group

Dugu Yan introduced Bai Chenxiang to Song Ye after Bai Chenxiang sought support for the Speed Clan. Song Ye defeated her in a speed contest, accepted her oath of loyalty, and gave her the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, evolving her Northern Shrike martial soul into the Northern Shrike Phoenix. 132 133

After the Sharp Review expanded into the eras of Douluo 2 and Douluo 3, Song Ye gained the Small Green Bottle. He began using its ripening liquid to mass-produce immortal herbs and accelerate the growth of plant-type soul beasts. 131 160

Personality

Song Ye is openly reward-driven: he deliberately makes his reviews as severe as possible because stronger emotional impact produces better system rewards. He is candid about his ambition to surpass Tang San and secure resources before they can fall into Tang San's hands. 1 102 103

He is pragmatic and calculating in negotiations. He used information about the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to survive Xiao Wu's captivity, leveraged Dugu Bo's poison problem into an alliance, and required Bai Chenxiang to swear loyalty before accepting her into his group. 21 23 55 133

Despite his ruthlessness, Song Ye distinguishes himself from people he considers hypocritical. He directly admitted his intent to take Ah Yin's soul bone rather than conceal it behind moral justifications, then honored his later agreement to assist her against Tang San. 102 137

Abilities & Skills

Tree of Life

Song Ye's Tree of Life is a God King-tier plant martial soul with overwhelming life force, replacing his original weed martial soul. 5

• Restores his physical condition and rapidly heals injuries.
• Possesses vitality described as surpassing Nine Heart Begonia and Jade Swan. 5
• Can condense life force into attacks, though its raw offensive power is weaker than that of an Assault System Soul Master. 5
• Resonates with plant life, enabling him to communicate with Ah Yin and sense Blue Silver Grass. 101 102

Light of Life

His First Soul Skill was remade when his first ring became a thousand-year ring. 11

• Doubles his vitality, physical strength, recovery speed, and soul power.
• Improves his strength, speed, stamina, and sustained combat ability.
• Can condense into an offensive light that suppresses and reduces an opponent's vitality. 11

Horn of Life

His Second Soul Skill was gained from the 3,000-year Life Deer soul ring. 23

• Creates energy antlers that increase mental power by 200%.
• Raises vitality by 100%.
• Condenses vitality into attacks that inflict life burn.
• Grants immunity to most negative effects, including poison and weakness. 23

Life Shadow

His Third Soul Skill creates combat avatars formed from pure vitality. 70

• Creates one avatar for each soul ring Song Ye possesses.
• Each avatar possesses two-thirds of his combat power.
• Avatars lack independent thought but retain his combat instincts.
• Each additional avatar increases his mental power by 30%.
• At three rings, he could create three avatars and receive a total 90% mental-power increase. 70

Theoretical Knowledge and Alchemy

The system granted Song Ye top-tier knowledge in martial souls, pharmacology, soul tools, and battle armor. 54

• Produced a detailed Soul Core condensation method that enabled Dugu Bo to break through to Level 93. 55 56
• Identifies and selects immortal herbs suited to particular martial souls. 28 29
• Developed an immortal-herb formula and refined medicine to cure Dugu Yan's poison and evolve her martial soul. 57 58
• Created a soul tool for stimulating mental-power growth in Soul Masters. 134

Body Tempering and Mobility

Song Ye refined his body in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and later augmented his mobility through soul bones. 29 30

• His Water and Fire Refining Golden Body made him impervious to water and fire. 30
• His Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone grants flight. 102
• His Wind Phoenix left leg bone greatly enhances his speed, allowing movement comparable to Instant Shift, and can unleash hurricane-based area attacks. 132 133

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Storage Ring — Holds up to one million cubic meters, can store living beings, and originally contained 100,000 Gold Soul Coins. 17
• 10,000-Year Mental-Power Head Soul Bone — System reward obtained alongside his Innate Full Soul Power upgrade. 40
• 100,000-Year Tree of Life Torso Soul Bone — Perfectly compatible with the Tree of Life; increases with Song Ye's endurance and elevated him to Level 37 upon absorption. 100
• 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Soul Bone — Taken from Ah Yin; grants flight. 102
• 100,000-Year Wind Phoenix Left Leg Soul Bone — Grants extreme speed and a hurricane-based area attack. 131 132
• Small Green Bottle — Condenses ripening medicinal liquid that accelerates plant cultivation by over 4,000 years per day at Song Ye's Level 40-plus cultivation; later output reaches 5,000 years per day. 160 190 191

Relationships

• Dugu Yan — His subordinate and first woman. Song Ye cured her poison, evolved her martial soul, and later accepted her devotion. 57 58 72
• Dugu Bo — Beneficiary, protector, and subordinate. Song Ye guided him through Soul Core condensation and offered him and Dugu Yan a path to the God Realm; Dugu Bo pledged his allegiance afterward. 56 75
• Xiao Wu — Initially held Song Ye captive after he learned her secret; their relationship shifted after he helped her pursue the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and provided strategic advice. 21 23 30
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing — Friends and early allies. Song Ye selected immortal herbs for them and was invited to consider joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 29 30
• Bai Chenxiang — Subordinate from the Speed Clan. She swore loyalty to Song Ye after losing their speed contest, and he evolved her martial soul into the Northern Shrike Phoenix. 132 133
• Ah Yin — Initially the source of the soul bone Song Ye took; later a mutual-benefit ally who asked him to kill Tang San and entrusted the Blue Silver King to his care. 102 136 137
• Blue Silver King — A grateful plant-type soul beast cultivated by Song Ye with the Small Green Bottle. It has offered to sacrifice itself as Song Ye's future soul ring. 163 192

Notable Quotes

“I'm not a good person, but at least I'm not hypocritical.” 102