Spirit Ring

Biodata

Power Progression

Formation and Absorption

• A Spirit Ring condenses after a soul beast dies. A Spirit Master guides it onto their Martial Soul with their own soul power, then refines the energy until the ring merges into their body. 5 12
• Successful absorption strengthens the bearer’s soul power and Martial Soul; it may also improve physical fitness and spiritual power. 5
• Spirit Rings are normally selected according to the bearer’s physical strength, spiritual power, Martial Soul, and foundation. Kong Deming selected a nearly 900-year ring for Rank-10 Xu Tianchen based on his tested physical and spiritual strength, prioritizing stability over blindly pursuing a higher-age ring. 4
• Xu Tianchen’s initial tests recorded Rank-25 physical strength, Rank-28 physical resilience, and Rank-46 spiritual strength despite having no Soul Bone enhancements at the time. 4
• Early rings may be acquired to overcome cultivation bottlenecks. Xu Tianchen needed a third Spirit Ring after reaching Rank 30 before he could continue advancing. 15
• Once absorbed, a ring’s Soul Skill functions as an instinctive ability that can be activated through thought. 5
• A Spirit Ring’s cultivation age is not the only measure of its value. Unique bloodlines, attributes, compatibility, spiritual power, and special abilities can make a lower-aged ring superior to an ordinary ring of greater age. Xu Tianchen chose the 9,000-year Golden-maned Lion Mastiff over a 10,000-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear because of the mastiff’s extraordinary bloodline and abilities. 15
• Xu Tianchen’s ultimate attributes slowed his cultivation after Rank 30 and again required special preparation before Rank 70. Immortal herbs, Soul Bones, Spirit Life Metal, and compatible high-age rings were used to strengthen his foundation and overcome these limitations. 15 81 82 87
• A Spirit Ring can be formed through a voluntary sacrifice rather than an ordinary killing. Such a sacrifice may preserve the source beast’s consciousness within the ring. 83 114
• A sacrifice can also create a ring far beyond the normal age a Spirit Master could absorb. The Radiant Dragon King used divine power and Chaos Power to stabilize Xu Tianchen’s absorption of his Divine Spirit Ring, while the Void-Devouring Hou’s 420,000-year sacrifice was made possible by the Dragon King’s intervention. 99 100 113 114
• Plant-type soul beasts and immortal herbs can also leave behind Spirit Rings. Xu Tianchen killed the 100,000-year Infernal Delicate Apricot for its ring and used its Blazing Glue to further strengthen the absorption and his ultimate fire attribute. 86 87
• Xu Tianchen’s Sea of Spirit and physical body allowed him to absorb rings that would normally be beyond the safe limit for his rank, although the seventh and eighth rings still required extraordinary assistance or preparation. 37 99 100 113 114
• The appearance of a Spirit Ring reflects its source and age. Xu Tianchen’s eighth ring became blood-red with four golden patterns, signifying its 420,000-year cultivation, while his seventh ring was violet-gold because of its divine origin. 99 100 114

Soul Shock

A Soul Shock occurs when a Spirit Ring contains a sufficiently powerful residual soul remnant from its source beast.

• Ten thousand years is normally the dividing line: soul beasts at that level awaken intelligence and can leave behind obsessive spiritual remnants in their Spirit Rings. 12
• A Soul Shock can occur below ten thousand years if the soul beast’s spiritual power reaches the ten-thousand-year tier. Xu Tianchen’s second ring triggered one despite originating from an approximately 8,000-year-old Void-Devouring Hou. 12
• Overcoming the shock can temper the bearer’s spiritual power. Xu Tianchen shattered the Void-Devouring Hou’s spiritual projection, expanding and densifying his Sea of Spirit in the process. 12
• The Golden-maned Lion Mastiff’s ring also contained a powerful bloodline phantom that attacked Xu Tianchen’s Sea of Spirit during absorption. He overcame it through his spiritual power, Purple Radiance Annihilating Heaven Dragon bloodline, and Sun Martial Soul, gaining further spiritual resistance. 19 23
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Soul Shock was comparatively weak because most of its remnant soul had been placed inside its inner core before death. 37

Ring-Granted Soul Skills

Destruction Force Field

Xu Tianchen’s first-ring skill creates a destruction-attribute field centered on himself. 5

• Initially covers a 20-meter radius and suppresses the spiritual power and attributes of unmarked targets. 5
• Grants Xu Tianchen a 50% enhancement while active. 5
• Suppression weakens against stronger opponents but retains absolute applicability; its radius expands by 20 meters for every major cultivation rank. 5
• At Xu Tianchen’s initial soul-power level, it could be maintained for about seven minutes. 5
• Xu Tianchen can concentrate the force field in a single direction instead of maintaining a fully surrounding field. 5

Shatter the Void, Return to Me

Xu Tianchen’s second-ring skill uses destruction-attribute soul power to draw energy from surrounding space and convert it into self-enhancement. 13

• Its enhancement increases with the amount of spatial energy drawn. 13
• The skill reflects the spatial and destruction attributes of the Void-Devouring Hou. 11 13

Radiant Dragon Soul-Suppressing Break

Xu Tianchen’s third-ring skill attacks both body and spirit. 23

• Can strike all targets within a 100-meter radius through the ground. 23
• Can condense its power against a single target. 23
• Its area form cannot distinguish allies from enemies. 23

Myriad Thunder Execution

Xu Tianchen’s fifth-ring skill is a destructive lightning technique with single-target and area modes. 84

• Single-target mode condenses ten thousand lightning bolts; longer charging produces greater power, while instant casting reduces its output. 84
• Area mode instantly releases destructive lightning across a wide field without charging. 84
• Even an instant single-target cast is comparable to an ordinary seventh-grade Soul Guidance Device beam. 84
• The skill’s versatility allows Xu Tianchen to use the same ring-granted ability against either one enemy or a group. 84

Soul Beasts, Sacrifice, and Soul Bones

• Spirit Rings can be taken after killing a soul beast or received through a voluntary sacrifice. 5 83 114
• A sacrifice may preserve the soul beast’s remaining consciousness within the resulting Spirit Ring. The Void-Devouring Hou accepted sacrifice only after Xu Tianchen swore to revive it upon attaining godhood. 113 114
• High-age rings can be accompanied by Soul Bones, but this is not guaranteed. Xu Tianchen obtained rings without Soul Bones in several hunts, while the Void-Devouring Hou’s sacrifice produced both a Spirit Ring and a Soul Bone. 37 50 114
• The first Mutated Evil Eye produced an External Soul Bone in addition to its ring. 5 6
• The second Void-Devouring Hou produced a low-age torso bone and a mysterious jade piece. Xu Tianchen did not absorb the torso bone because it was far below his desired quality. 12
• The Golden-maned Lion Mastiff produced an External Soul Bone, later described as a left palm bone. Its long-term nourishment eventually raised it to the 100,000-year level. 23 85
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger produced no Soul Bone because most of its essence was concentrated in its Spirit Ring and inner core. Its inner core was a pitch-black bead radiating cyan and blue light, which Xu Tianchen sealed in a Rank-8 Sealing Box. 37
• The Thunderclap Hellvine left behind its crystal-like body after sacrifice. This remnant contained condensed lightning rule power and could be forged into a weapon, but it was not itself a Soul Bone. 84
• The 100,000-year Rouge Dragon left a left arm bone, but Xu Tianchen rejected it because he intended to assemble a complete set of Ferocious Beast-level Soul Bones. 85
• The Void-Devouring Hou’s eighth-ring sacrifice produced a silver-purple right leg bone with spatial and destruction attributes. Once fused, it raised Xu Tianchen from Rank 80 to Rank 85 and granted Shifting Form, Changing Shadow and Nine Void Return. 114 115
• Shifting Form, Changing Shadow allows short-range instant displacement without being restricted by terrain and can be used repeatedly. 115
• Nine Void Return creates up to nine clones, each possessing approximately 80% of Xu Tianchen’s strength, but consumes both soul power and spiritual power. 115
• A soul beast above ten thousand years may leave a soul-containing crystal; one account states that crushing such a crystal allows the resulting Spirit Ring to be absorbed. 5
• A high-age Spirit Ring’s source may also leave behind special treasures unrelated to the ring itself. The Void-Devouring Hou produced a Primordial Jade Crystal, while the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger produced its inner core. 12 37 114

Divine and Special Spirit Rings

• The seventh Spirit Ring was not formed from an ordinary soul beast corpse. The Radiant Dragon King used his final essence blood and divine power to forge a ring specifically for Xu Tianchen’s Purple Radiance Annihilating Heaven Dragon Martial Soul. 99
• The seventh ring was violet-gold and carried an immense destructive aura. Its energy was so powerful that Xu Tianchen initially suffered bleeding from his seven orifices while attempting to absorb it. 99
• Bi Ji assisted the initial absorption by combining her Creation Power and Phoenix aura with Xu Tianchen’s Destruction Power and dragon aura, generating Chaos Power that stabilized his body. 100
• The Radiant Dragon King then encased Xu Tianchen in a deep-purple crystal cocoon and used surrounding Destruction Power to support the six-month absorption. 100
• The completed seventh ring raised Xu Tianchen from Rank 70 to Rank 79 and served as his Martial Soul Avatar ring. 99 100
• The eighth Spirit Ring was the first 420,000-year ring known in the Spirit Master world. Its four golden patterns marked that it had surpassed 400,000 years. 114
• The Void-Devouring Hou’s remnant consciousness entered the eighth ring after the sacrifice, allowing it to remain intact for Xu Tianchen’s promised future revival. 114
• By Rank 90, Xu Tianchen had deliberately refused to settle for an ordinary ninth Spirit Ring. He sought a ring and skull Soul Bone from the Evil Emperor because the quality of his eighth ring made a weaker ninth ring unacceptable to him. 156

Ring Configuration

Xu Tianchen’s known eight-ring configuration is:

• First: yellow
• Second: purple
• Third: purple
• Fourth: black
• Fifth: black
• Sixth: red
• Seventh: violet-gold
• Eighth: red with four golden patterns

This configuration reflects the progression from a nearly 900-year first ring to a Divine seventh ring and a 420,000-year eighth ring. 109 114 125

Concealment

The Ring of Concealment can hide its wearer’s exact cultivation level while they are not using their strength and can alter the displayed colors of their Spirit Rings, including yellow, black, and red. 14