Soul Force

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Soul Force
Alias(es)	鍜挜潏
Type	Neutral Character (AI)
First Appearance	Chapter 23 (earliest supplied mention) 23

Nature

Soul Force is a supernatural power associated with Curses, soul-based damage, spiritual constructs, sealing, and transformation. Its effects depend heavily on the user’s technique, control, and available reserves. 39 47 92 113

• A small amount of Soul Force produces comparatively weak Curses, though the karma tied to a mission can remain highly dangerous. 39
• It can stimulate greed and destructive potential in humans; Jia Meng identifies human greed as a particularly dangerous factor in Soul Force-related harm. 39
• Soul Force can be plundered, absorbed, annihilated, dispersed, or exhausted through combat and sealing. 46 60 93 109
• It is normally imperceptible to some people. Zhen Yi could not see it until becoming a celestial being of the mortal world; Jia Meng later gives her glasses that allow Soul Force perception. 80

Manifestations and Applications

Combat Projection

Soul Force can be condensed into attacks, weapons, beasts, barriers, and elemental constructs.

• Mo Hei Shen Zai channels surging Soul Force through his patterned sword during combat. 23
• Xia Bu turns Soul Force into black light and various beast- and demon-like forms to attack, distract, and entangle Shen Ji. 47
• Hua Yin projects Soul Force as water streams, ice shards, waves, and defensive water shields while fighting Cursed creatures. 92
• Soul Force attacks can directly disperse a Cursed creature back into Soul Force, which then dissipates. 92
• Xia Bu finds that his Soul Force cannot form an effective barrier against Shen Ji, forcing him to rely on concealment and repeated summons instead. 47

Soul Damage and Recovery

Soul Force can harm spiritual beings and souls, but specialized applications can also repair damage caused by it.

• A Soul Force outbreak pulls a ghost toward an abyss and leaves surviving victims severely injured. 60
• Five Willows destroys a hostile golden bell and its Soul Force with a concentrated blast. 60
• Soul Force Armor can heal Soul Force damage, inflict heavy damage on Soul Force, and directly attack souls. 113
• Zhen Yi is swallowed by Soul Force before Mo Hei Shen Zai sacrifices himself to save her; both subsequently become celestial beings. 80

Sealing and Containment

Soul Force is frequently linked to seals, dimensional spaces, and long-term containment schemes.

• Soul Slayer techniques can create stable sealed spaces with accelerated time flow. 46
• Within the dimensional realm, each Soul Force Palm is confined inside a hexagonal crystal. 90
• Mei Chu identifies Jia Meng’s plan as a long-term effort to seal the “guest” through Soul Force and inherited seals. 94
• Jia Meng begins dismantling the seal from its base while collecting the Soul Force that had powered it. 94
• Ghost King seals are described as being able to safely remove Soul Force, while their strength makes them extremely difficult to break at the intermediate Soul Gate level. 93

Absorption and Transformation

Accepting or absorbing Soul Force can substantially alter an individual.

• Mei Chu is identified as having accepted Soul Force, making her Xia Bu’s enemy. 103
• Mei Chu infiltrates Xia Bu’s body through puppetry, reaches the space where Xia Bu stores Soul Force, and absorbs it to become a demon god. 109
• The Super Embryo is said to condense the world’s soul power and potentially produce a peak Soul Force Armor. 113
• Mei Chu considers the “guest” and the seal to be different forms of Soul Force and seeks its “ultimate sublimation.” 94

Consumption Limits

Soul Force is finite in active combat and can be depleted by powerful techniques.

• Hua Yin’s Water Stream technique consumes a large amount of Soul Force. 93
• Lin Feng’s Soul Force is exhausted after prolonged combat and the depletion of his Crystal Core. 104
• Xia Bu uses repeated Soul Force summons to consume Shen Ji’s strength while waiting for reinforcements. 47

Story Role

Jia Meng identifies Soul Force as one of two major forces capable of disrupting his plans, alongside the Divine Curse Sect. He assigns Nineteen You to deal with the sect while personally taking responsibility for Soul Force. 33

Soul Force becomes central to the Spirit Bone conflict when Jia Meng notes its importance to the Wu family and prepares a Spirit Bone core connected to the situation. 45

The appearance of Soul Slayers escalates the conflict after the Jia family’s Soul Force is plundered. Their techniques, the Forbidden Land, and the Soul Seeker’s pursuit draw multiple factions into the struggle. 46

A later malicious eruption of Soul Force devastates a mansion and injures civilians, ghosts, Jia Ruo, and her companions. Five Willows eventually erases the immediate Soul Force threat and helps treat the survivors. 60

Jia Meng subsequently uses Soul Force in broader sealing operations, collecting the power within old seals while attempting to contain the “guest.” Mei Chu opposes this plan, regarding the seal and its target as different expressions of the same force. 94

Mei Chu’s absorption of Xia Bu’s Soul Force transforms the conflict into a struggle over control of the curse world, culminating in the creation and attempted refinement of the Super Embryo and Soul Force Armor. 109 113

Associated Individuals

• Jia Meng — regards Soul Force as a major threat, uses it in sealing research, and collects it from dismantled seals. 33 94
• Xia Bu — summons and manipulates Soul Force in battle; later seeks to use Soul Force Armor against Soul Force Curses and Soul Curses. 47 113
• Hua Yin — develops increasingly precise Soul Force control through her Cursed physique, forming water- and ice-based attacks. 92
• Mei Chu — accepts and absorbs Soul Force, then attempts to reshape the curse world and pursue its “ultimate sublimation.” 103 109 94
• Mo Hei Shen Zai — a Soul Force user whose power is linked to his exceptional strength; he sacrifices himself to save Zhen Yi from Soul Force. 78 80
• Zhen Yi — initially unable to perceive Soul Force, then gains the ability to see it after becoming a celestial being of the mortal world. 80
• Five Willows — uses a concentrated mass of Soul Force to erase the hostile force responsible for the mansion disaster. 60
• Seven Seas Builder — divides his Soul Force precisely between two Soul Spirits while using the Tenfold Curse. 36

Notable Quotes

“The damage comes entirely from Soul Force, and human greed can stimulate the potential for greed and destruction.” 39

“The ‘Soul Force Armor’ can not only cause huge damage to the Soul Force, but also heal the damage caused by the Soul Force through the armor form. It could even directly attack the soul.” 113