Soul Card Master

Biodata

Soul Card Link

• A Soul Card Master draws a Soul Card only once in their lifetime. The Soul Card's follower/attendant is their link to a specific Soul Card World. 1 2
• The Duel Instrument allows the Master to observe their follower and issue guidance. Instructions are not absolute commands: the Soul Card World is real, and the individual receiving them may refuse. 2 36 149
• A Master-created identity is not freely designed from nothing. Appearance, clothing, and personality can be adjusted, but the identity's profession, status, and relationships already exist within the Soul Card World. 82
• The Master and their counterparts in different worlds are expressions of one soul. Death of a projected individual does not directly kill the Master, but it can sever their connection to that world. 600
• If the original Soul Card follower dies, the Master loses their ability to obtain new cards from that world and may lose their qualification to continue as a Soul Card Master. Existing Follower Cards remain usable in duels. 1 65
• A Soul Card Master may obtain an additional Soul Card through exceptional circumstances. Historically, this usually occurred by rebinding a deceased Soul Card's direct descendant; Shen Sui's acquisition of Kishara was an unusual extra Soul Card case. 65

Card Acquisition

• A follower's actions, choices, learned skills, equipment, allies, and major events can generate Soul Cards for their Master. 2 10
• Initial duel-exam candidates must obtain at least twenty cards within seven days; externally purchased cards cannot be used for that examination. 2 6
• Origin-type Spell Cards arise from a world's native skills or equipment. Since such skills can be learned by multiple people, cards with the same name may exist in multiple decks. 10 20
• Event-type Spell Cards are gained after major events. They are often Permanent Spell Cards and can continuously provide effects while on the field. 10
• Follower Cards can be created when a Soul Card gains followers or develops sufficient affinity with another individual. 10
• Soul Cards cannot normally be printed or copied, making multiple cards with similar effects—particularly hand traps—difficult to acquire. 369

Dueling System

Professional Rank System

Regulation and Trading

• Soul Card Worlds are treated as personal information. Masters may conceal their world's identity, though card effects revealed during duels can expose clues. 13 120
• The Soul Card Association operates card shops and online marketplaces. A sold card's data is uploaded to the marketplace, while the physical card becomes a Blank Card that can later receive purchased card data. 6
• Domestic suggested sale prices are generally based on star rating multiplied by 1,000 yuan, with a 10% adjustment range; prices are regulated to limit speculation. 6
• Soul Cards and their transformation forms are exempt from the Forbidden Card list. Other cards may be reviewed after receiving more than ten reports and can be prohibited from Association-recognized professional events. 2 20
• Forbidden cards remain usable outside regulated professional matches unless a separate restriction applies. 325

Extraordinary Power Era

• As Extraordinary Power began invading the real world, Soul Card duels became potentially lethal; victims of early incidents died or were left comatose after duels. 126 463
• Winning a duel against a possessed Soul Card Master can expel the possessing entity from their body. 402
• In Buffer Zones, invading Extraordinary beings have their power converted into Soul Cards and must rely on Soul Card duels to kill Masters. 692
• Soul Card projections can assist their Masters in real-world conflicts, but whether they will do so depends on their relationship with the Master. 529
• Specialized equipment can summon Follower Card entities and convert some Spell Cards into combat tools outside duels, though its output is limited below the cards' full paper strength. 534

Notable Soul Card Masters

• Shen Sui — A Dawn Continent Master whose pre-existing character, Claude Modena, grants him unusual access to powerful skills and card-effect modification. 2
• Xin Yuan Tanchun — Shen Sui's coach; her Soul Card is a Thirteenth-Tier Great Mage, and she aims to become the first world number one to reach Seventh Order. 22 23
• An Hai — China's strongest Beast Taming Soul Card Master; inherited his Soul Card from his late grandmother, An Run'en. 126
• You Wenqi — His Soul Card is himself: a Belt called Star Soul that transforms him according to Star Signs. 555
• Song Feiyu — His Soul Card, Star Soul Astrologer Cong Tian, developed consciousness and began influencing the real world through abnormal luck. 375 379
• Kase Larson — A British Master ranked fifth in the world, accompanied by a golden-armored knight Soul Card. 556

Notable Quotes

“Duels now can really kill people.” — Tan Song 463