Soul Beast

Biodata

Classification and Traits

Soul Beasts vary widely in form, habitat, age, and innate abilities. Documented examples include plant-type Sunflowers, boar-like Millennium Soul Beasts, Nightmare Beasts, Unicorns, and humanoid Soul Beasts such as Di Tian and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Their abilities can involve sunlight, dreams, physical charging, spiritual power, and destructive energy. 3 9 22 28 47

Soul Rings and Soul Bones

Soul Rings

Killed Soul Beasts can leave behind Soul Rings, which Soul Masters absorb to break bottlenecks and acquire Soul Skills. The Soul Beast’s age directly affects the ring’s power and the difficulty of fusion. 3 9 29

• A 402-year Sunflower gave Li Ming his first yellow Soul Ring and the ability to absorb sunlight for cultivation and physical enhancement. 3 4
• A roughly 700-year Nightmare Beast granted the Dream Soul Skill, allowing Li Ming to establish the basis for Dream Space and the Star Network. 9
• The Ten-Thousand-Year Unicorn’s Soul Ring raised Li Ming to level 34 and granted Scorching Beam, a sunlight-storage and light-based attack. 31
• Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings are especially dangerous because their lingering souls can interfere with fusion through intense spiritual resistance. 22 31

Soul Bones

Soul Beasts may also leave Soul Bones, though they are rare. Satellite AI initially identified potential Soul Bone carriers as anomalous Soul Beasts, then improved its detection model after Li Ming acquired confirmed samples. 22 23

• A nearly 5,000-year boar-like Soul Beast dropped a Head Soul Bone after Li Ming killed it. 23
• The Head Soul Bone greatly increased Li Ming’s spiritual power and granted Swift Wind Thrust. 23
• Li Ming previously acquired a Left Leg Bone with Soul Power Explosion and a Right Arm Bone that enhanced physical strength. 23
• Following the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s transfer of fortune, Li Ming’s Soul Bones mutated into stronger crystal-clear forms. 30 31 32

Relationship with Humans

Soul Masters commonly hunt Soul Beasts for Soul Rings and Soul Bones. Li Ming’s satellite intelligence makes this process unusually precise by locating specific species, estimating their ages, and mapping safer routes through Soul Beast territories. 11 16 25

• The City Lord’s Mansion Assistant has reduced mercenary casualties by providing detailed Soul Beast maps and safe routes. 25
• Increased access to Soul Beast locations has contributed to concern over more frequent hunting, including the deaths of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. 28
• During the Star Dou Great Forest Beast Tide, Soul Beasts attacked both Soul Masters and one another; numerous human and Soul Beast corpses were found throughout the forest. 32
• Di Tian argues that Soul Masters have no moral standing to condemn Soul Beasts for preying on humans, since Soul Masters routinely kill Soul Beasts to obtain power. 47

Star Dou Great Forest

The Star Dou Great Forest contains a large Soul Beast population, including exceptionally powerful beings hidden within its Core Zone and Life Forbidden Zone. Satellite surveillance can monitor much of the forest but has difficulty detecting its strongest inhabitants. 28 36 41

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the forest’s Emperor Auspicious Beast, carries and represents the forest’s fortune. This fortune affects the birth rate, bloodline potential, and cultivation prospects of the Soul Beasts living there. 30 34

• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion used the Eye of Destiny to transfer half of the forest’s fortune to Li Ming. 30
• The transfer linked Li Ming’s fate to the forest: he benefits if the forest prospers and suffers if it declines. 35
• Di Tian regarded the loss as a major threat to the Soul Beast Clan, while Gu Yue accepted the Lion’s decision as within the Beast of Auspice’s authority. 34 35
• The Lion believed binding Li Ming to the forest was necessary to prevent the future decline of the Soul Beast Clan. 35

Known Soul Beasts