Soul Beast

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Soul Beast
Original Name	魂兽
Alias(es)	Spirit Beast
Type	Neutral Character (AI)
Species/Race	Soul Beast race
First Appearance	3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Below 100,000 years	176	Cannot undergo the irreversible transformation into a human.
100,000 years	20 176	Gains the qualification to transform; normally must abandon its cultivation and begin again as a human. Every additional 100,000 years brings a Heavenly Tribulation.
High-cultivation Fierce Beast	120 198	Powerful Soul Beasts may possess hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation, but can still face fatal tribulations; the Ice Empress doubts she can survive her fourth tribulation.
One million years	20 209	Reaching this level alive is described as nearly impossible under normal circumstances, and Soul Beasts remain barred from ascending to godhood.

Nature and Ecology

Soul Beasts are non-human beings who cultivate over time and inhabit regions such as the Star Dou Great Forest, the Extreme North Land, the Blue Silver Forest, and the sea. Their world follows survival-of-the-fittest principles; predation between Soul Beasts is considered ordinary. 87 129

• Soul Beast age and cultivation are commonly measured in years; beings at or above 100,000 years are exceptionally rare and regarded as kings among their kind. 16
• Many high-level Soul Beasts establish fixed territories, conceal their auras, and avoid human attention as their cultivation deepens. 16
• The Star Dou Great Forest contains a hierarchy ranging from ordinary Soul Beasts to forest overlords, Fierce Beasts, and the Soul Beast Co-Lord. 129 198
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion is an Ancient Auspicious Beast whose presence doubles nearby Soul Beast cultivation speed and improves the reproduction and recovery of Star Dou's populations. 128

Appearance

Soul Beasts have no single physical form. They include beasts, dragons, plants, insects, aquatic creatures, and humanoid imitators.

• Beast forms include the Titan Giant Ape, Sky Azure Bull Python, Soft Bone Rabbit, Radiant Deer, Ghost Tiger, and Jade Phosphor Serpent. 5 27 92
• Dragon-lineage forms include Flood Dragons, the Hell Demon Dragon, and the Sky Azure Divine Dragon. 17 198 220
• Plant-type forms include the Blue Silver Emperor and the Ten Thousand Demon King. 235 198
• Fierce Beasts may assume temporary humanoid appearances, but retain a conspicuous Soul Beast aura that distinguishes them from true humans. 176
• A successfully transformed 100,000-year Soul Beast can eventually shed its Soul Beast aura and become indistinguishable from an ordinary human. 176

Transformation into Humans

Only Soul Beasts with at least 100,000 years of cultivation can undertake full transformation. Under ordinary conditions, transformation discards their previous cultivation and leaves them to re-cultivate from infancy in a human body. 176

Method	Result	Drawback / Condition
Ordinary transformation	Becomes human and can pursue human-style cultivation.	Previous cultivation is lost; the transformed Soul Beast must begin again and remains vulnerable until reaching the Maturity Period. 176
Humanoid mimicry	High-level Soul Beasts can temporarily take human form.	Their Soul Beast aura and fundamental nature remain unchanged. 176
Forming Pill	Allows an Undamaged Transformation, retaining all cultivation while completely removing the Soul Beast aura.	A rare special item provided by Lin Qing. 176 182

The Snow Empress demonstrates the Forming Pill's effect: after transforming, she retains her 700,000-year cultivation, awakens a Body Martial Soul based on herself, and possesses peak Level 98 Soul Power with nine Soul Rings. 182

Soul Rings and Soul Bones

Value to Soul Masters

Soul Beasts are hunted by Soul Masters for Soul Rings and Soul Bones. A slain Soul Beast can provide a Soul Ring, while a 100,000-year Soul Beast is stated to guarantee a Soul Bone as well. 2 36

• Soul Ring compatibility matters: a Soul Beast sharing attributes or origin with a Soul Master's Martial Soul can produce stronger and more suitable Soul Skills. 27 92
• A transformed 100,000-year Soul Beast remains a target because its death can still yield a 100,000-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone. 235
• Soul Beast souls can leave behind resentment and soul fragments that attack the absorber's Sea of Consciousness through Soul Shock, especially during the absorption of high-level rings. 12 36
• Soul Bones normally retain the aura and elemental traits of the Soul Beast from which they originated. 119

Threat of Hunting

Human demand for high-grade Soul Rings and Soul Bones places Soul Beasts under continual threat. Hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts are particularly sought after by powerful Soul Masters and organizations. 19 209

• The Sky Azure Bull Python condemns humans for targeting Soul Beasts simply because they have lived long enough to possess valuable rings and bones. 19
• Ah Yin's death is attributed to Spirit Hall's pursuit of her 100,000-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone. 235
• Soul Beast living space is said to be shrinking as human Soul Masters grow stronger and develop more effective hunting methods. 209 233

Heavenly Tribulations and Godhood

After reaching 100,000 years, a Soul Beast must endure a Heavenly Tribulation for every further 100,000 years of cultivation. Each tribulation is more dangerous than the last, creating a lifespan limit even for the strongest beings. 20 120

Soul Beasts are barred from becoming gods or entering the God Realm. According to Lin Qing, this prohibition was established by the Dragon God before his death—not by the human gods—to keep Soul Beasts in the lower plane and protect them from extermination by the God Realm's human gods. 173

• The restriction is viewed by many Soul Beasts as an unjust denial of their path to immortality. 172 173
• Lin Qing explains that the Dragon God's restriction was meant to prevent a weakened Soul Beast race from entering a God Realm hostile to beasts. 173
• Gu Yue Na later forms a covenant with Lin Qing, requiring him to help create a genuine path to godhood for Soul Beasts. 209

Soul Spirits

The Soul Spirit Method allows a Soul Beast to sacrifice its body and form a contract with a Soul Master while preserving its consciousness. A Soul Spirit can supply multiple Soul Rings and Soul Skills, continue cultivating with its host, and use less Soul Power for its abilities than ordinary Soul Rings. 175

Benefits

• The Soul Beast's consciousness, memories, and cultivation can remain intact within the host's Sea of Consciousness. 188
• Soul Spirits can materialize or semi-materialize, communicate, fight independently, and release Soul Skills. 123 188
• Becoming a Soul Spirit removes the pressure of Heavenly Tribulation from the Soul Beast. 123
• The Ice Empress and Zi Ji retain their souls after becoming Lin Qing's Soul Spirits; Zi Ji further advances her cultivation through Lin Qing's Source Power. 211 222

Limitations and Risks

• A Soul Spirit loses its physical body and must remain in or near its host's Sea of Consciousness. 175
• If the host dies, the Soul Spirit must seek another contract rather than regain independent freedom. 175
• Although the method can prevent direct killing, it is criticized as a form of lifelong enslavement. 175
• Widespread use could intensify human greed, turn Soul Beasts into managed resources, and drive the race toward extinction. 175 222 224

Known Soul Beasts

Individual	Description
Xiao Wu	A 100,000-year Soft Bone Rabbit transformed into a human; she initially infiltrates Nuoding Junior Academy to grow stronger and avenge her mother. 3
Sky Azure Bull Python (Da Ming)	One of the Kings of the Star Dou Great Forest; wise and restrained, he assists Lin Qing under the condition that Soul Beasts are not slaughtered without principle. 5 8
Titan Giant Ape (Er Ming)	A Star Dou forest overlord and Da Ming's companion; impulsive and fiercely protective of Xiao Wu. 5
Snow Empress	A 700,000-year ruler of the Extreme North Land who uses a Forming Pill to become a peak Level 98 human Soul Master. 129 182
Ice Empress	One of the Extreme North's Three Great Heavenly Kings; becomes Lin Qing's Soul Spirit to escape her approaching fourth Heavenly Tribulation. 120 123
Gu Yue Na / Silver Dragon King	The Soul Beast Co-Lord, successor to the Dragon Clan, and sole common ruler acknowledged by the Soul Beast race. 129
Di Tian	The Beast God of the Star Dou Great Forest and Gu Yue Na's loyal subordinate. 129 233
Bi Ji	A powerful Fierce Beast with exceptional sensitivity to Life Energy; she serves Gu Yue Na and remains wary of the Soul Spirit Method's consequences. 175 250
Zi Ji	A 200,000-year Hell Demon Dragon King who voluntarily becomes Lin Qing's Soul Spirit. 211
Ah Yin	A 100,000-year transformed Blue Silver Emperor and Tang San's mother. 235
Three-Eyed Golden Lion	Star Dou's unique Emperor Auspicious Beast and the core of the forest's fortune. 128

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Early Star Dou conflict: Xiao Wu's identity as a transformed 100,000-year Soul Beast establishes the danger Soul Beasts face in human society, while Da Ming and Er Ming confront the threat posed to her by powerful humans. 3 5
• Soul Ring hunts: Lin Qing gains power by hunting the Thousand Jun Ant Emperors and the Black Scaled Flood Dragon, illustrating both the value and danger of high-level Soul Beasts. 9 36
• Extreme North revelations: The Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Bi Ji learn of the God Realm, the Silver Dragon King, Heavenly Tribulations, and the Dragon God's reason for sealing the Soul Beasts' path to godhood. 129 172 173
• New survival paths: Lin Qing introduces the Forming Pill and Soul Spirit Method, offering Soul Beasts alternatives to death or cultivation loss while exposing the risk of human exploitation. 175 176 211
• Soul Beast alliance: Gu Yue Na allies with Lin Qing and charges him with helping the Soul Beast race reclaim a dignified path to godhood. 202 209