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Entity Info
Original Name:神魂Gender:NeutralScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:293Chapters:94
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Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Divine Soul |
| Original Name | 神魂 |
| Classification | Spiritual essence and consciousness-based power of a cultivator |
| First Appearance | The Grey-robed Elder burns his divine soul to summon a damaged heroic-spirit Dharma Aspect. 54 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Initial Sword Soul nourishment | 134 | The Yin Yang Great Grinding Wheel refines a Sword Soul’s resentment into soul energy, increasing Lu Shaoyou’s Divine Soul strength by nearly ten percent. 134 |
| Sustained Sword Soul absorption | 135 | Lu Shaoyou repeatedly absorbs Sword Souls in the Myriad Sword Tomb; his Divine Soul becomes sharper and grows at an accelerating rate. 135 |
| Early Divine Soul projection | 139 | After absorbing the World-Ending Demonic Sword’s primordial energy, Lu Shaoyou’s Divine Soul solidifies, leaves his body, and travels thousands of zhang in an instant—a technique normally associated with the Spirit Manifestation Realm. 139 |
| Sword Tomb baptism | 142 | The Sword Tomb’s resentment, refined through the Yin Yang Great Grinding Wheel, strengthens and toughens Lu Shaoyou’s Divine Soul more than tenfold. 142 |
| Prison Origin restoration | 186, 188 | Prison Origin Power completely heals injuries caused by the Nether Spring Demon Lord’s will, pushes the Divine Soul beyond its pre-injury state, and leaves it several times stronger than before Lu entered the Demon Suppressing Prison. 186 188 |
| Breaking before rebuilding | 190 | Lu Shaoyou endures Gu She’s Soul Severing Swords; repeated destruction and restoration transform his Divine Soul into a more refined, resilient state and suppress the Nether Spring Soul Chasing Seal. 190 |
| Demon Buddha manifestation | 226 | Upgrading the Yin Yang Great Grinding Wheel to Great Accomplishment expands and solidifies it; Lu Shaoyou’s Divine Soul manifests as a Demon Buddha, while the wheel’s soul-refining power rises more than tenfold. 226 |
| Specialized soul-devouring power | 298 | After integrating Netherworld Soul-Devouring Flame, Lu Shaoyou’s Spiritual Power becomes substantially stronger and can directly incapacitate targets by attacking their Divine Souls. 298 |
Nature
- The Divine Soul is described as one of the most difficult yet fundamental powers for a martial artist to cultivate. 134
- It can be attacked independently of the physical body. Sword Souls assault both body and soul, while wraiths and demonic techniques can directly strike a target’s consciousness. 134 171
- A sufficiently condensed Divine Soul can form a body of mental power, retain the user’s appearance, move independently of the physical body, and perceive distant surroundings. 139
- Divine Soul strength determines resistance to mental pollution, resentment, curses, and direct soul attacks. Lu Shaoyou’s strengthened soul withstands Ghostly Swamp wraith attacks that would incapacitate ordinary Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators. 171
- Damage to the Divine Soul can be fatal or debilitating, but it may be healed through specialized energy such as Prison Origin Power or reconstructed through powerful cultivation methods. 185 186 190
Divine Soul Techniques and Applications
Divine Sense and Soul Projection
A Divine Soul can extend perception beyond normal senses and, after sufficient transformation, separate from its host body.
- Lu Shaoyou’s projected Divine Soul is composed entirely of mental power and can cross thousands of zhang faster than his physical body. 139
- His Divine Soul is strong enough to resist the chaotic, corrosive demonic energy of the Demon Abyss, which can erode ordinary divine sense. 158
- Soul projection is ordinarily a Spirit Manifestation Realm technique; Lu Shaoyou achieves it ahead of his realm after his gains in the Myriad Sword Tomb. 139
Soul Refinement
The Yin Yang Great Grinding Wheel can process hostile soul energy, resentment, and demonic thoughts into nourishment.
- It refines the resentment within ancient swords and Sword Souls into pure Divine Soul energy. 134 135
- It neutralizes the Soul Lord’s Shriek and completely grinds the vengeful soul storm into primal energy. 173
- It devours the invading Heavenly Demon’s demonic thoughts within Lu Shaoyou’s sea of consciousness, restoring and further strengthening his soul power. 209
- Its refinement is not effortless against superior opponents: Gu She’s Ten Thousand Souls Heart-Devouring attack cracks the grinding wheel and injures Lu Shaoyou. 189
Rebuilding and Recovery
The Divine Soul can be tempered through destruction and restored through compatible energy.
- Gu She’s Soul Severing Sword repeatedly splits Lu Shaoyou’s Divine Soul, but the Nine Yin Nine Yang True Scripture restores the damage while refining the invading power. 190
- Prison Origin Power heals damage caused by the Nether Spring Demon Lord’s will and greatly weakens the Nether Spring Soul Chasing Seal. 185 186
- The Divine Soul can remain active without a physical body; Prince Xia Yuan survives for two hundred years in a Soul Nurturing Coffin before entering a newly created body. 290
Soul-Targeting Attacks
Divine Souls can be directly harmed, restrained, consumed, or used as the focus of specialized techniques.
- Gu She’s Ten Thousand Souls Heart-Devouring forms a hand from countless wailing souls to seize and crush a target’s Divine Soul. 189
- Gu She’s Soul Severing Sword attacks the core of a Divine Soul and carries chaotic, violent negative emotions. 189 190
- Lu Shaoyou’s Dragon-Elephant Hand — Soul Devouring continuously erodes an opponent’s Divine Soul during combat. 206
- Netherworld Soul-Devouring Flame is a specialized Spiritual Power technique that targets Divine Souls; it overwhelms the Blood God Son despite his borrowed Demon Lord-level power. 298
Notable Manifestations
- Lu Shaoyou — Uses the Myriad Sword Tomb, Ghostly Swamp, Demon Suppressing Prison, and hostile soul attacks as resources to temper and expand his Divine Soul. 134 135 171 186 190
- Qian Emperor — His physical body has been annihilated; his Divine Soul is merged with Great Qian’s national destiny, causing his existence and the dynasty’s fate to be bound together. 141
- Xia Yuan — Exists as a semi-transparent Divine Soul within a Soul Nurturing Coffin before entering a body created through the Blood Origin Creation Art. 290
- Blood God Son — Sacrifices his body and reincarnation to become the Artifact Spirit of the Blood God Blade; his rat-like Divine Soul is ultimately extinguished when the weapon is destroyed. 300 302
- Prince You Ye — Retains a weak remnant Divine Soul after his physical body is destroyed, demonstrating the Netherworld Royal Clan’s formidable soul-preservation techniques. 317