Soul Ring

Biodata

Characteristics

Soul Rings are produced when Soul Beasts die and can be absorbed by Soul Masters to advance their cultivation and obtain Soul Skills. A Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power must obtain a first Soul Ring to avoid their Soul Power stagnating. 5

• Soul Rings visibly manifest around a Soul Master's body when their Martial Soul is released. 12 52
• A slain Soul Beast can leave behind a ring; the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm both produced Soul Rings immediately after death. 31 201
• Absorbing a ring can raise Soul Power, although the increase depends on the ring and the circumstances of absorption. Unrivaled Thief rose from rank 70 to 72 after absorbing the Sky Azure Bull Python's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. 141
• Soul Ring quality directly affects the power of granted Soul Skills. 42 55
• Hunting and absorbing Soul Rings generally requires teamwork, particularly in dangerous Soul Beast habitats. 17

Known Ring Classifications

Absorption

Requirements and Risks

Absorption requires the Soul Master to withstand the ring's energy and any remaining will of its source. Absorbing a ring beyond one's limit can overfill the body with Soul Power and cause the absorber to explode. 31 32

• The Titan Giant Ape's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring filled Unrivaled Thief with violent energy and manifested the beast's remnant soul within his consciousness. 31
• Interrupting an ongoing absorption can be fatal; Thousand Jun Douluo warns that doing so would make Unrivaled Thief explode. 31
• Cross-level absorption can reduce a ring's effective quality and delay the manifestation of one of its Soul Skills. 42 45
• Unrivaled Thief uses the North Profound Divine Art to release excess Soul Power during absorption, allowing him to survive near-explosive overloads. 32
• After obtaining the Silver Dragon King's million-year ring and head Spirit Bone, Unrivaled Thief can absorb even two-hundred-thousand-year rings far more quickly. 200 201

Soul Skill Bestowal

A Soul Ring can grant one or more Soul Skills suited to its source, though not every skill necessarily manifests immediately. 42 45

• The Titan Giant Ape's ring grants Gravity Crush, an area-control skill that slows or immobilizes targets and can crush weaker opponents. 42
• The same ring later manifests Titan's Wrath, a berserk-like enhancement that greatly amplifies Unrivaled Thief's physical and Soul Power output. 47
• The Sky Azure Bull Python's ring grants Soul of the Azure Dragon, which empowers Unrivaled Thief's techniques, and Resilience of the Azure Dragon, which forms wind ropes capable of binding or strangling enemies. 141
• The Thousand Illusion Demon Ape's ring grants Thousand Illusion Avatar, allowing Unrivaled Thief to create an avatar and have it wield the Fire Dragon King Martial Soul. 102

Notable Absorption Records

Documented Soul Ring Configurations

Story Role

Soul Rings are the principal reward driving many Soul Beast hunts and conflicts. Their age, color, and attached Soul Skills are treated as major indicators of a Soul Master's potential and combat strength. 28 55 88

• Unrivaled Thief's successful absorption of a Hundred-Thousand-Year fourth ring overturns prevailing expectations and alarms the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 31 33
• The red fourth ring is publicly revealed during the Soul Master Tournament, shocking spectators and confirming that it originated from the Titan Giant Ape. 98 99
• Unrivaled Thief later hunts powerful Soul Beasts primarily to fill the Soul Ring slots of his five Martial Souls before confronting the Sea God. 192 202
• By the Far North campaign, rings below one hundred thousand years are no longer considered worthwhile by Unrivaled Thief at level 100. 192