Talisman

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Talisman (符咒)
Alias(es)	Zodiac Talismans
Species/Race	Divine artifacts; fragments of Shendu's lost power
Affiliation	Shendu
Occupation/Role	Restore Shendu's strength and serve as the objective of his first divine trial
Status	Largely recovered. The Sheep, Snake, Ox, and Dragon Talismans were embedded in Shendu; the Horse Talisman was returned to him, while the Pig and Monkey Talismans were restored or recovered during Dai Xieyue's later searches. Dai Xieyue recovered the Chicken and Dog Talismans and delivered his findings to Shendu during the eleven-talismans milestone. Shendu later entrusted the Rat Talisman to Dai Xieyue; the Rabbit Talisman remained in use by Hu Liena. 22 44 109 167 202 206 210 227
First Appearance	Chapter 5

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Half of the Tiger Talisman recovered	16	Shendu extracts Dai Xieyue's half of the Tiger Talisman and embeds it in his White Tiger slot. The incomplete artifact does not trigger a divine-trial reward. 16
Tiger Talisman completed	20–21	Dai Xieyue returns the second half, allowing Shendu to complete the Tiger Talisman. Shendu receives a 100,000-year God-Bestowed Spirit Ring, 5% affinity with the World God, and Han Zhongli's Fan. 20 21
Sheep Talisman embedded	22	Dai Xieyue steals the Sheep Talisman from Qian Renxue and returns it to Shendu, who receives divine power, World God affinity, and the Castanets of Cao Guojiu. 22
Snake Talisman embedded	44	Dai Xieyue retrieves the Snake Talisman near Tianshui City. Its recovery rewards Shendu with a 300,000-year soul ring, 5% World God affinity, and a demon-sealing token. 44
Ox Talisman recovered	109	Shendu states that the Ox Talisman is among the Talismans he has recovered. Alongside the Sheep, Snake, and Dragon Talismans, it occupies one of the four visible grooves on his statue; the Tiger Talisman had been released separately with the Book of Antiquity: Talisman Chapter. 109
Dragon Talisman embedded	109	After Shendu takes the Dragon Talisman from Ning Fengzhi, it is embedded in the statue and triggers another divine-trial reward: Iron Crutch Li's Gourd, the divine token associated with Ba Sha. 106 107 109
Horse Talisman returned	167	Feng Xiaotian gives the Horse Talisman to Xiao Feng, who subsequently returns it to Shendu; its return substantially increases Shendu's power. 165 167
Pig Talisman reconstituted	202	Dai Xieyue discovers that the Pig Talisman's power had merged with Yu Xiaogang's mutated martial soul and forcibly extracts it into a newly condensed Talisman vessel. 111 112 202
Monkey Talisman recovered	206	Dai Xieyue exposes Coiling Dragon as a black snake using the Monkey Talisman as a disguise, then retrieves the artifact from it. 206
Chicken and Dog Talismans recovered	209–210	Dai Xieyue seizes the Chicken Talisman from Bishop Dulong and the Dog Talisman hidden by Huyan Zhen, then returns the Talismans he collected to Shendu. 209 210
Eleven-Talismans milestone	210	Dai Xieyue's delivery of the Talismans to Shendu marks the eleven-talismans milestone, after which Shendu removes Dai Xieyue's Flame Demon Aura and dispatches him to pursue the God of Destruction's inheritance. 210
Rat Talisman entrusted to Dai Xieyue	227	Shendu entrusts the Rat Talisman, together with the Dragon God memories, to Dai Xieyue because he considers him comparatively reliable among his subordinates. 227

Background

The twelve Talismans are Shendu's lost abilities, each engraved with a zodiac animal and collectively capable of restoring his strength. Their recovery is also the first trial of Shendu's World God divine position. 6

The Talismans are scattered throughout the world rather than solely across the Douluo Continent, making their search difficult even with Spirit Hall's resources. Shendu later regains the Sacred Dragon Carving, an artifact able to track their locations. 6 8 15

The first recovered Talisman, the Tiger Talisman, was initially split in half. Its fragments divided Dai Mubai into the righteous Dai Shengyang and the wicked Dai Xieyue; once Dai Xieyue returned the second half, Shendu completed the Talisman and received his first divine-trial rewards. 13 16 20 21

After the Tiger Talisman's trial was completed, Shendu deliberately sent it out with the Book of Antiquity: Talisman Chapter to spread knowledge of Talismans and attract further interest in them. Tang San found the book and was split into good and evil counterparts upon removing the Tiger Talisman. 42 43

Talismans are vessels rather than the permanent source of their abilities. Each of the twelve powers can exist in only one vessel at a time, but its vessel may change: Talisman power can reside within an artifact, animal, martial soul, or person. Destroying a vessel does not destroy its power; instead, the power transfers elsewhere, ordinarily to a corresponding animal. 98 111 112 202

The Talismans have also become objects of continent-wide competition. Daolon Wong publicly claimed that his magic could extract their powers without damaging them, but this was a deliberate deception intended to draw the Talismans out; the extraction magic merely changes the vessel containing a given power. 95 98 101

Appearance

Talismans are small, palm-sized artifacts marked with a corresponding zodiac animal. Their designs can be vivid and lifelike, while their magical effects vary according to the animal represented. 6 12 29

• The Tiger Talisman bears white tiger imagery and was found broken into two halves. 12 13
• The Sheep Talisman carries a sheep-shaped pattern. 15 22
• The Dragon Talisman bears a majestic dragon pattern. 29
• The Snake Talisman is carved with a snake pattern. 44
• The Ox Talisman bears an ox-shaped marking. 49
• The Horse Talisman is engraved with a horse pattern. 163
• The Pig Talisman bears a vivid pig carving. 101
• The Chicken Talisman was kept inside a wooden box by Bishop Dulong. 209

Abilities & Skills

Tiger Talisman — Yin–Yang Separation

The Tiger Talisman regulates Yin and Yang. When divided, it can separate a person's opposing aspects into distinct individuals. 16

• Split Dai Mubai into Dai Shengyang and Dai Xieyue, embodying upright and wicked personalities respectively. 13
• Split Tang San into True Tang San and Evil Tang San. 42 43
• Requires both halves to be restored before Shendu can fully claim it and receive its divine-trial reward. 16 20
• The evil half created through Tang San's division is composed of power identified by the Evil God King as his own. Shendu concludes that the Tiger Talisman may have once divided a single God King into the Evil God King and the God of Kindness. 121 122

Sheep Talisman — Soul Separation

The Sheep Talisman can force a person's soul out of their body. 14 22

• Forced Qian Renxue's soul out of her body when activated during Dai Xieyue's theft. 22
• The displaced soul can return to its original body if it remains available. 14
• Qian Renxue avoided being left bodiless by seizing control of Dai Xieyue's body after her own soul was expelled. 22

Snake Talisman — Invisibility

The Snake Talisman grants invisibility. 44 49

• Invisibility does not make its bearer intangible. 44
• High spiritual power can still detect an invisible user. 44

Dragon Talisman — Explosive Dragon Flame

The Dragon Talisman releases destructive dragon flames and is described as allowing its user to command fire. 6 29

• Ning Rongrong used it to blast apart a rockery, leaving a molten path several meters wide and tens of meters long. 29
• Its Explosive Dragon Flame destroyed the stone figure in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's conference hall. 30
• Its output was considered comparable to that of a Soul Saint. 29
• Ning Fengzhi believed its Dragon Blast could destroy even Sword Douluo's Divine Demon Double Slash. 87

Ox Talisman — Immense Strength

The Ox Talisman grants immense, described as infinite, physical strength. 6 49

• Shendu states that it can lift a mountain with ease. 6
• Tang San demonstrated it by punching a spiderweb-shaped crater into the ground. 49
• Its demonstrated force was compared to a Soul King's ten-thousand-year soul skill. 49
• A Spirit Grandmaster using the Talisman was reported to have sent Poison Douluo flying with one punch, though Emperor Xue Ye questioned whether it also strengthened its wielder's body enough to endure that force. 50

Rabbit Talisman — Speed Force

The Rabbit Talisman grants the Speed Force, allowing its user to move at extraordinary speed. 56

• Zhu Zhuyun used it to evade Dai Xieyue's attacks and defeat both him and his Shadow Ninjas despite their vast difference in cultivation. 56
• Its speed was sufficient that even the rank 94 Titled Douluo Dai Yutian could not catch Zhu Zhuyun. 61
• Under extreme fear and desperation, it can transport its bearer across worlds; Zhu Zhuyun was sent to another world to evade Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena later used it to travel to the Ancient World. 82 190

Horse Talisman — Restoration

The Horse Talisman heals injuries and illnesses and can perfectly restore broken objects. 56

• Feng Xiaotian's shattered bones, chest wound, and internal injuries were restored almost instantly after he discovered the Horse Talisman. 163
• Its restorative effect allowed Feng Xiaotian to survive Qian Daoliu's Angel Secret Art and escape despite repeated lethal attacks. 163
• Its protection differs from the Dog Talisman's absolute immortality: the Horse Talisman cannot restore a user who has been completely killed in a single strike and must retain at least a final breath. 210

Dog Talisman — Immortality

The Dog Talisman grants immortality, eternal youth, and true indestructibility. 49 210

• Unlike the Horse Talisman's healing, the Dog Talisman protects its bearer from eradication regardless of the enemy's methods. 210
• Huyan Zhen secretly possessed the Dog Talisman until Dai Xieyue located and seized it with the Sacred Dragon Carving. 210

Pig Talisman — Laser Vision

The Pig Talisman grants Laser Vision, allowing its user to fire destructive flash rays from the eyes. 101

• Daolon Wong describes its rays as powerful enough to pierce through anything. 101
• Bibi Dong's attempted extraction shattered the Pig Talisman's vessel, causing its power to transfer away. 111 112
• The power later manifested in Yu Xiaogang's mutated pig-like martial soul before Dai Xieyue extracted it into a new Talisman vessel. 202

Monkey Talisman — Transformation

The Monkey Talisman can alter its bearer's appearance and disguise its true form. 206

• The black snake known as Coiling Dragon used it to masquerade as a six-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast revered by the Star Dou Great Forest's ferocious beasts. 206
• Dai Xieyue exposed the disguise and recovered the Talisman, after which the deceived soul beasts killed the black snake. 206

Known Talismans

Talisman	Known ability	Latest documented condition
Rat	Not documented in the available account	Previously embedded in the seal of Dragon God's Forbidden Land; Shendu later entrusts it to Dai Xieyue. 167 227
Ox	Infinite strength	Used publicly by Tang San before being recovered by Shendu no later than the point at which four Talismans occupied his statue's grooves. 49 109
Tiger	Balances Yin and Yang; separates good and evil aspects into different bodies	Recovered by Shendu, then sent out with the Book of Antiquity: Talisman Chapter; Tang San removed it from the book and was divided into good and evil counterparts. Its exact later physical location is not documented. 20 21 42 43
Rabbit	Speed Force; interworld transport under extreme circumstances	Used by Zhu Zhuyun and later Hu Liena, who traveled to the Ancient World with it. 56 82 190
Dragon	Explosive Dragon Flame	Found and used by Ning Rongrong and Ning Fengzhi before Shendu seized it from Ning Fengzhi and embedded it in his statue. 29 30 106 109
Snake	Invisibility	Retrieved by Dai Xieyue and embedded in Shendu. 44
Horse	Healing and restoration	Found by Feng Xiaotian, given to Xiao Feng, and subsequently returned to Shendu. 163 165 167
Sheep	Separates soul from body	Stolen from Qian Renxue by Dai Xieyue and embedded in Shendu. 22
Monkey	Transformation and disguise	Used by the black snake Coiling Dragon to disguise itself, then recovered by Dai Xieyue. 206
Chicken	Not documented in the available account	Used by Huyan Zhen as a bribe to Bishop Dulong; seized by Dai Xieyue and returned with his recovered Talismans. 209 210
Dog	Immortality and indestructibility	Hidden by Huyan Zhen, seized by Dai Xieyue, and returned with his recovered Talismans. 210
Pig	Laser Vision	Its vessel shattered during Bibi Dong's attempted extraction, transferring its power into Yu Xiaogang's martial soul; Dai Xieyue later restored that power to a Talisman vessel. 101 111 112 202
Unidentified	Unknown	A blue-haired girl found one, but its aura was concealed when a mask fused to her face. 21

Relationships

• Shendu — Original owner. The twelve Talismans are his lost power and the foundation of his first divine trial. 5 6 12
• Bibi Dong — Initially ordered to organize their search; she seeks them partly in hopes of gaining power beyond the gods. She later attempts to exploit Daolon Wong's supposed extraction magic using the Pig Talisman, but the vessel shatters and its power escapes. 5 6 35 97 101 111
• Dai Xieyue — Shendu's principal collector, responsible for returning the Tiger, Sheep, and Snake Talismans. He later recovers the Monkey, Chicken, and Dog Talismans, restores the Pig Talisman's power to a vessel, and is entrusted with the Rat Talisman. 20 22 44 202 206 210 227
• Sacred Dragon Carving — Locator artifact capable of tracking Talismans; recovered by Shendu from Dai Xieyue. Dai Xieyue later uses it to locate the Dog Talisman. 6 15 210
• Tang San — Was divided by the Tiger Talisman and later used the Ox Talisman in a public demonstration. The Tiger Talisman's evil division also left half his soul composed of power recognized as the Evil God King's. 42 43 49 121 122
• Ning Rongrong — Found and used the Dragon Talisman at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. 29 30
• Ning Fengzhi — Took possession of the Dragon Talisman after Ning Rongrong found it, concealed it from Zhou Lan, and intended to use its destructive power against the Demons before Shendu reclaimed it. 87 106 107
• Zhu Zhuyun — Obtained the Rabbit Talisman and used its Speed Force to defeat Dai Xieyue. 56 61
• Hu Liena — Later used the Rabbit Talisman to travel between the Douluo World and the Ancient World. 190 208
• Feng Xiaotian — Found the Horse Talisman after being critically injured by Qian Daoliu, then voluntarily gave it to Xiao Feng, who returned it to Shendu. 163 165 167
• Huyan Zhen — Possessed the Dog Talisman and supplied the Chicken Talisman to Bishop Dulong as a bribe before Dai Xieyue seized both artifacts. 209 210
• Yu Xiaogang — His mutated martial soul became the vessel for the escaped Pig Talisman's power until Dai Xieyue forcibly extracted it. 202
• Daolon Wong — Publicly claims to extract Talisman powers without harming their vessels, but this promise is a scheme designed to lure Talismans into his reach. 95 98 101