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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Martial Soul (武魂) |
| Occupation / Role | The core manifestation that underpins a Soul Master's cultivation, combat style, Soul Skills, and social potential 1 149 |
| Status | Active power system |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 |
Role in Soul Master Cultivation
A person's Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power are treated as the primary factors determining their potential, cultivation path, and social standing. High-quality inherited Martial Souls are strongly associated with noble bloodlines, while commoners generally rely on rare beneficial mutations to rise through the Soul Master system 149.
Most combat abilities in the setting are tied to a Martial Soul and its Soul Rings. Self-created Soul Skills exist, but are exceptionally rare and depend heavily on the user's compatibility and talent 1.
Awakening and Innate Soul Power
| Factor | Documented significance |
|---|---|
| Innate Soul Power | Determines whether and how effectively an awakened Martial Soul can be cultivated; Innate Full Soul Power is regarded as exceptional talent 9 149 |
| Martial Soul quality | Affects a Soul Master's potential, though exceptional cases may not reflect the Martial Soul's true grade at awakening 25 |
| Host compatibility | An overly powerful Martial Soul may seal or degenerate itself if its host's body cannot withstand it, as with Yu Xiaogang's Golden Sacred Dragon bloodline 25 |
| External cultivation | Tang San's Innate Full Soul Power is attributed to prior cultivation of the Mysterious Heaven Skill rather than solely to his Martial Souls 15 |
Soul Rings and Soul Skills
Soul Rings supply Soul Skills and are normally essential for advancement beyond cultivation bottlenecks. Tang Yuehua, for example, needed to acquire her first Soul Ring after reaching Level Ten before she could continue progressing 155.
| Soul Ring method | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| Hunted Soul Ring | Obtained from Soul Beasts; its age and compatibility can influence the resulting Soul Skill and the strain placed on the Soul Master 24 209 |
| Natal Soul Ring | A ring condensed directly by a Martial Soul without hunting a Soul Beast. Lin Yuan's Natal Soul Rings evolve in age alongside his physical fitness 2 113 |
| God-Bestowed Soul Ring | A reward that provides a Soul Ring suited to the recipient's physical limits, as received by Dugu Yan 255 |
| Ring Fusion | A technique that combines the energy of multiple Soul Rings into a single amplified attack; Huo Wu uses it to enhance Flame Meteor 236 237 |
Natal Soul Rings
Lin Yuan possesses Natal Soul Rings for both the God-Slaying Spear and Double Pupils. Their initial age was one thousand years, and they advanced to ten thousand years when he reached the Soul Grand Master realm 2 113.
| Martial Soul | First Soul Skill | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Double Pupils | Void Stasis | Constrains the space around a target. It grants up to three seconds of absolute control against targets no more than ten levels stronger; stronger targets are controlled for at least one second 2 |
| God-Slaying Spear | God-Slaying: Pierce | Inflicts a curse-like wound that blocks healing and causes spiritual trauma while Lin Yuan's killing intent remains active 126 |
Types and Manifestations
| Category | Examples | Documented traits |
|---|---|---|
| Weapon-type | God-Slaying Spear, Clear Sky Hammer, Seven Kill Sword | Weapon manifestations suited to direct combat; the God-Slaying Spear possesses an extreme killing attribute 1 176 |
| Plant-type | Blue Silver Grass, Blue Silver Emperor | Blue Silver Grass can naturally develop Entangle, while its concealed Blue Silver Emperor bloodline is associated with powerful life attributes 12 24 |
| Beast-type | Soft Bone Rabbit, White Tiger, Hell Spirit Cat, Fire Dragon | Often manifest animal traits and may enable body-attachment combat styles or bloodline-based growth 144 226 246 |
| Support-type | Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Nine Heart Begonia, Sausage | Focus on enhancement, healing, or utility; Nine Heart Begonia's Soul Skills remain group-healing abilities regardless of the Soul Ring absorbed 140 243 |
| Domain-type | Noble Ring | Tang Yuehua's mutated talent Martial Soul creates a calming, soul-purifying aristocratic domain rather than possessing offensive power 155 177 |
| Mental-type | Double Pupils, Sea Demon Flute | Specializes in Spiritual Power, perception, interference, and direct attacks on the soul 249 252 |
| Twin Martial Souls | Lin Yuan, Bibi Dong, Tang San | A single Soul Master may possess two Martial Souls; the quality of either one does not necessarily split Innate Soul Power evenly 2 15 |
Mutation and Evolution
Martial Souls can mutate naturally, be hindered by defects, or undergo later evolution through cultivation methods, medicines, bloodline changes, and rare treasures.
| Case | Result |
|---|---|
| Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao / Trident | Identified as the sealed juvenile form of the Super-grade Golden Sacred Dragon rather than a useless failed mutation 24 25 |
| Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul | Evolves after consuming a pill refined by Lin Yuan, making her the first member of her family to achieve such an evolution 143 |
| Dugu Yan's Martial Soul | Develops from the Jade Phosphorous Dragon Emperor into the Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python after her bloodline is reshaped 255 |
| Xiao Wu's Soft Bone Rabbit | Its spatial attribute evolves into an Extreme Attribute following Lunar Jade Rabbit bloodline purification 251 |
| Zhu Zhu Yun's Hell Spirit Cat | Mutates after receiving the Nine Yin Manual; the mutation may prevent future fusion with Dai Weisi's Martial Soul 153 |
| Tang Yuehua's Noble Ring | Its malignant mutation can be repaired and supplemented by the Source God Stone 184 |
Extreme Attributes
An Extreme Attribute can greatly slow cultivation while providing extraordinary combat power once developed. Lin Yuan's God-Slaying Spear is associated with extreme killing intent, while Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Angel possesses an unidentified extreme aspect among its sacred, light, and fire attributes 161 176.
Di Qiu'er's Three-Eyed Golden Lion Martial Soul carries both Extreme Flame and Extreme Light, producing suppressive pressure against Martial Souls with similar attributes 224.
Martial Soul Fusion
A true Martial Soul Fusion Skill requires exceptionally high compatibility. Compatible Martial Souls can resonate with one another at close range, and successful fusion produces abilities or forms beyond ordinary coordination 26 153.
| Fusion | Participants | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Yao Mei | Hu Liena and Xie Yue | A true Martial Soul Fusion Skill that merges the Demon Fox and Moon Blade Martial Souls; Xu Yu's Bright Edict can reduce its activation time 263 274 |
| Nether Nine-Yin Cat Emperor | Zhu Zhu Yun and Zhu Zhuqing | A Martial Soul Fusion Skill developed by the Zhu sisters after cultivating the Nine Yin Manual, allowing two Hell Spirit Cat Martial Souls to merge without a White Tiger partner 261 |
| Lin Yuan and Qian Renxue's attempted fusion | God-Slaying Spear and Six-Winged Angel | Their Soul Power does not reject each other, but the fusion fails because mutual understanding and acceptance have not been achieved 175 176 |
| Golden Iron Triangle combination | Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender | Identified by Lin Yuan as a combination skill rather than a true fusion: it channels Liu Erlong's and Flender's Soul Power into Trident, temporarily revealing the Golden Sacred Dragon's true form 26 |
Selected Martial Souls
| User | Martial Soul | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lin Yuan | God-Slaying Spear; Double Pupils | Twin god-tier Martial Souls; he concealed the spear's identity under the name “Soul Slaying Spear” during awakening 1 2 |
| Bibi Dong | Death Spider Emperor; Soul Devouring Spider Emperor | Twin top-tier Martial Souls, each independently capable of supporting Innate Full Soul Power 15 |
| Tang San | Blue Silver Grass; Clear Sky Hammer | His Blue Silver Grass is later forcibly erased, leaving him to attach Soul Rings to the Clear Sky Hammer in order to continue competing 266 270 |
| Yu Xiaogang | Luo Sanpao / Trident | The sealed juvenile form of the Golden Sacred Dragon 24 25 |
| Xiao Wu | Soft Bone Rabbit | A beast-type Martial Soul later enhanced by Lunar Jade Rabbit bloodline purification 9 251 |
| Dugu Yan | Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python | Evolved from her prior Jade Phosphorous Dragon Emperor manifestation 255 |
| Ning Rongrong | Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda | A top-tier support Martial Soul that later undergoes evolution 140 143 |
| Tang Yuehua | Noble Ring | A rare mutated, talent-based domain Martial Soul with emotional-calming and soul-purifying effects 155 |
| Di Qiu'er | Three-Eyed Golden Lion | A Martial Soul with dual Extreme Flame and Extreme Light attributes 222 224 |
Martial Soul Loss
The destruction of a Martial Soul can catastrophically reduce a Soul Master's strength. Tang San's Blue Silver Grass shatters and disappears entirely, causing his Soul Power to fall to Level Ten before he later relies on his Clear Sky Hammer to recover his combat capability 266 270.