Soul Master

Biodata

Power Progression

Cultivation

Martial Soul Awakening

A Soul Master's path begins with the awakening of a Martial Soul, an event that determines their prospective cultivation direction. Liu Feng begins training before his awakening at age six, then awakens Blue Silver Grass with Level Two innate Soul Power. 2 4

• Martial Souls may be categorized by combat role, including Battle-, Support-, Agility Attack-, and Assault-type systems. 4 217 708
• A Martial Soul's quality strongly affects a cultivator's prospects; Blue Silver Grass is commonly dismissed as a “Trash Martial Soul,” despite Liu Feng's later evolution. 202
• Innate Soul Power ranges can vary widely; Level Eight and Level Nine are described as rare talent, while Innate Full Soul Power is especially significant. 641 643 664

Soul Rings

Soul Rings are acquired from Soul Beasts and provide Soul Skills while advancing Soul Power. Their selection can determine the future direction and evolution of a Martial Soul. 18 26 274

• A yellow ring denotes a hundred-year Soul Ring; Liu Feng's first came from an Earth Net Spirit Root. 26 27
• A purple ring is associated with a thousand-year Soul Ring. 167
• Ah Yin's Blue Silver Emperor configuration includes black ten-thousand-year rings and red hundred-thousand-year rings. 628
• Absorbing a ring beyond conventional limits depends primarily on physical quality and the body's capacity to endure its energy impact. 697
• High-age Soul Rings can cause severe pain, mental instability, or residual Soul Beast consciousness to invade the absorber's Sea of Consciousness. 303 652

Martial Soul Evolution

A Martial Soul may evolve through deliberately compatible Soul Ring combinations rather than through raw Soul Power alone. 64 172 274

• Liu Feng prioritizes plant Soul Rings sharing the core trait of vitality. 274
• Ring compatibility is compared to grafting foreign objects onto the original Martial Soul; true evolution requires integrating them into the cultivator's foundation. 274
• Liu Feng's Blue Silver Grass evolves into a towering Blue Silver Tree with nine dragon-shaped vines after absorbing the Nine Bends Vine Dragon's Soul Ring and an external Soul Bone. 171 172
• Martial Soul True Body is theorized to be the decisive stage at which earlier changes fully transform into evolution. 274

Abilities & Skills

Soul Skills

Soul Skills are abilities granted through Soul Rings and activated with Soul Power.

• Deep Roots — Liu Feng's first Soul Skill creates a wide Blue Silver Grass root network that supports recovery and healing for Soul Masters standing on it. Its effects and number of supported users are limited by its hundred-year quality. 26
• Endless Life — Liu Feng's second Soul Skill provides recovery and healing. 61
• Nine Bends Vine Dragon Transformation — Liu Feng's third Soul Skill increases attack by 50%, defense by 100%, and recovery by 200%. 172
• Sunlight Flame — Liu Feng's fifth Soul Skill fires a beam capable of destroying a large rock. 303
• Soul Skills may be analyzed, reproduced as techniques without Soul Rings, or incorporated into martial arts forms through careful study of Soul Power circulation, body mechanics, and Soul Beast traits. 42 45 46 80 127

Martial Soul Fusion Skills

A Martial Soul Fusion Skill combines compatible Martial Souls, potentially producing power beyond its participants' individual abilities. 314 327 399

• Liu Feng and Ah Yin perform Vine Dragon Overlord Spear, using it to repel Tang Hao and Tang Xiao. 314
• Liu Feng, Ah Yin, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Xin form the four-person Dharma Heaven Elephant Earth Azure Dragon Transformation. 399
• Fusion may involve shared consciousness and can produce major cultivation gains; Liu Feng reaches Level 55 after a month-long trinity fusion with Ah Yin and the mutated Earth Spirit Golden Melon. 327

Soul Bones

Soul Bones are rare enhancements that grant additional skills and can support a Soul Master's combat or cultivation path. 475 697

• Liu Feng's Heart of Banyan Wood external Soul Bone stores life force from Blue Silver Grass-related plants and plants corresponding to his absorbed Soul Rings. 475
• His 85,000-year right arm Soul Bone grants Blue Silver Overlord Spear. 475
• A hundred-thousand-year torso bone grants Azure Dragon Soul, which Liu Feng uses to defeat the Wind-Walking Azure Luan in seconds. 596
• Soul Bones may contain rare mobility abilities such as Teleportation, demonstrated by a Fallen Soul Master with a ten-thousand-year Soul Bone. 309

Organizations and Registration

Martial Soul Hall

Martial Soul Hall records Soul Masters, their Martial Souls, Soul Ring information, and Soul Power level. 27

• Local halls may be low-ranked facilities marked by a long-sword emblem. 27
• Liu Feng registers as a Level 11 Soul Master with Blue Silver Grass and a hundred-year Earth Net Spirit Root Soul Ring. 27
• Registration provides a Soul Master badge, which guards recognize as proof of identity. 28 64
• Some village awakenings are handled by outsourced helpers rather than official Martial Soul Hall members. 4

Soul Master Squads

Soul Master squads perform specialized duties beyond those of ordinary soldiers. 121 144

• Reconnaissance — Agility Attack System Soul Masters gather intelligence, eliminate enemy scouts, and set traps. 144
• Combat — Squads engage enemy Soul Masters and Soul Beasts using role-specific Martial Souls and Soul Skills. 94 121
• Medical support — Healing Soul Masters and physicians stabilize wounded personnel, especially where supplies are limited. 125
• Civilian protection — Auxiliary Soul Masters can use their Martial Souls to shield ordinary people during combat. 309

Trivia

• Soul Masters on Douluo Continent traditionally rely on Martial Souls and Soul Skills, while Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire commonly use Soul Tools for offense, defense, and long-range combat. 778
• Ruin exploration is considered too dangerous for low-level Soul Masters; Liu Qing states that explorers should be at least Soul Ancestors. 28
• In large-scale warfare, battles between Soul Masters can begin through covert reconnaissance long before conventional armies openly engage. 144