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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Soul Beast (魂兽) |
| Species/Race | Soul Beast |
| Affiliation | Soul Beast Clan; later administered through the Soul Beast Hall 449 450 |
| Status | Extant; granted an organized path toward coexistence with humanity under the Soul Beast Hall 449 450 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 8 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 100 years of cultivation | 449 | Awakens intelligence and can understand human speech. |
| 1,000 years of cultivation | 449 450 | Can speak human language and access the Soul Beast Hall's virtual trading network through a temporary virtual human body. |
| 10,000 years of cultivation | 449 450 | May either shed its beast form for a human identity—losing its cultivation in exchange for Innate Soul Power and a shortened lifespan—or remain a beast. Beast-form ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts may serve as Soul Beast Hall deacons. |
| 100,000 years of cultivation | 449 450 | May take human form while retaining elder status within the Soul Beast Hall, provided they obey its rules. |
| 1,000,000 years of cultivation | 449 | A beast that remains in beast form must survive nine Heavenly Tribulations before reaching this threshold and ascending to godhood. |
Classification
Soul Beasts are divided into four strength grades: ordinary, powerful, top-tier, and Legendary Soul Beasts 142.
- Powerful Soul Beasts — Diamond Wild Boars are herd beasts with elephant-sized bodies, steel-hard heads, six sharp tusks, and powerful charges. A large herd can deter even top-tier Soul Beasts 322.
- Top-tier Soul Beasts — Man Faced Demon Spiders are called “Soul Beast Killers.” Their sharp legs, corrosive venom, and adhesive webs allow a 300-year specimen to fight with strength comparable to a 3,000-year Soul Beast 113.
- Legendary Soul Beasts — The Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear is considered one of the most powerful beings in the Soul Beast Realm and can contend with true dragons 142. The Tyrant Dragon is the King of Sub-Dragons, possessing exceptional attack, defense, speed, and perception with almost no weaknesses 330.
Cultivation and Combat Strength
Under typical circumstances, a Soul Beast's combat power broadly corresponds to its cultivation age. Exceptional species can greatly exceed these benchmarks 110 113.
| Soul Beast Cultivation | Typical Soul Master Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Ten years | Soul Master |
| Hundred years | Soul Grandmaster |
| Thousand years | Soul Elder |
| Three thousand years | Soul Ancestor |
| Six thousand years | Soul King |
| Ten thousand years | Soul Emperor |
- Ordinary ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts generally possess Soul Emperor-level strength, while stronger examples can rival Soul Saints without Martial Soul Avatars 320.
- Peak ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts range from Martial Soul Avatar-using Soul Saint level to Soul Douluo level; Legendary specimens can approach Titled Douluo strength 320.
- A Soul Beast's species and inherent abilities matter as much as its cultivation. The Man Faced Demon Spider's spiritual energy is far more potent than its nominal 300-year cultivation suggests 113 115.
Soul Spirits and Spiritual Energy
Soul Spirits are derived from Soul Beasts and can grow by absorbing Soul Beast spiritual energy within the Spirit Ascension Platform 4 111.
- Defeating a Soul Beast in the Spirit Ascension Platform releases spiritual energy that can nourish a Soul Spirit 111.
- A hundred-year Soul Spirit normally gains one year of cultivation from spiritual energy equal to one percent of a hundred-year Soul Beast's cultivation 111.
- Thousand-Year Soul Spirits require thousand-year spiritual energy for efficient growth; energy from lower-level prey is substantially less effective 111.
- Soul Beast spiritual energy is affected by a beast's species and combat strength, not solely by its cultivation age 115.
- Ninety percent of human Soul Masters' Soul Skills are believed to have originally belonged to Soul Beasts 123.
Role in the Spirit Ascension Platform
The Spirit Ascension Platform recreates areas of the Star Dou Great Forest with energy-form Soul Beasts. These constructs provide spiritual energy but do not yield physical materials when slain 110 116.
- The Beginner Spirit Ascension Platform contains Soul Beasts up to 3,000 years old and corresponds to the forest's outer region 110.
- The Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform contains numerous thousand-year Soul Beasts and can contain ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, particularly during riot periods 177 206.
- The Advanced Spirit Ascension Platform corresponds to the forest's core region, where thousand-year and ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts are common 110.
- Platform hunts give Soul Masters practical combat experience while allowing their Soul Spirits to evolve through accumulated spiritual energy 111 125.
Human Relations
Real Soul Beasts were historically hunted despite legal restrictions, since their bodies and materials could be sold for substantial profit. A genuine Thousand-Year Scarlet Demonic Tree's heartwood alone could be worth at least one million Federal Coins 116.
Yao Xuan advocates peaceful coexistence, arguing that Soul Beasts are indispensable to the planet's ecological balance and should not be eradicated 286. His later policies include artificial Soul Spirit research, Soul Spirit recycling, and ecological restoration to allow Soul Beasts to recover without fear of hunting 420.
Soul Beast Hall
The Soul Beast Hall governs Soul Beast affairs and mediates relations between Soul Beasts and humanity 449 450.
- Gu Yue Na serves as Hall Master, while Di Tian manages daily affairs as Vice Hall Master after becoming the Black Dragon God—the first Soul Beast god of the new era 449.
- Xiong Jun, Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and three hundred-thousand-year Sea Soul Beasts act as the six Arbitration Elders 449.
- Transformed Soul Beasts receive education on human society and must pass an assessment before entering it 450.
- Ten-thousand-year beast-form Soul Beasts can act as deacons, managing territories, maintaining order, and preventing unawakened beasts from entering human society 450.
- The Hall oversees trade, Soul Beast tournaments, the hunting of evil Soul Beasts, and forest agriculture for exchange with humanity 450.
- Thousand-year and stronger Soul Beasts can trade with humans through a shared virtual network, exchanging forest resources for Soul Tools and processed food 450.