Martial Souls

## Overview

Also translated as **Spirits**. All humans and half humans in Douluo Planet have a martial soul. Everyone receives their martial soul after awakening at the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony at age 6. People who have soul power when their martial soul has awakened can train to become soul masters.

The soul power level determines the level at which the training will start and is ranked from 1 to 10. As long as a person has at least rank one soul power when their martial soul is awakened, they can train their martial soul. On some rare occasions, the essence has already reached the highest level when the martial soul first awakens. This is a rare talent called Innate Full Soul Power and is recognized as starting at rank 10. Depending on the rank a soul master awakens at, will determine their cultivation speed.

Although the strength of a soul master was directly tied to their soul power, quite often it was the martial soul that was more important. All martial souls are inherent, therefore the highest a soul master can achieve in his or her lifetime is already decided at birth. There are ways to overcome this though. Along with the martial soul, soul masters also inherint the martial soul' bloodline.

### Tool and Beast Martial Souls

The distinction between the strength of Tool and Beast Martial Souls depends on the individual's level of cultivation. When using a Beast Martial Soul, the power of the 'beast' within the Martial Soul is added to the user's own body, resulting in a fusion effect. After reaching level 30 in Martial Soul cultivation, the transformation of a Beast Soul Master's body during Martial Soul fusion becomes greater than before because Beast Soul Masters' bodies are generally extremely robust. This fusion can also be further perfected with refined control over one's martial soul and enhancing one's bloodline to synergize with their martial soul. By combining the human body with the Beast Martial Soul, the user enhances their own strength and achieves the goal of launching attacks with a unified human-soul fusion. The closer the changes to his martial soul, the better a soul master was able to unleash the strength of his martial soul.

On the other hand, although the appearance of a Soul Master does not change with a Tool Martial Soul, Tool Soul Masters still have unique advantages. For example, although the Tool Soul Master themselves cannot be enhanced by the Martial Soul, the enhancement of the Martial Soul itself will make their soul skills stronger. If a Tool Martial Soul is contaminated with toxins, it will not affect the host itself. Additionally, all Tool Martial Souls have an effect when detached from the body, making Tool Martial Souls more supportive in nature compared to Beast Martial Souls.

Tool Soul Masters have a harder time reaching the Title Douluo level then Beast Soul Masters. At the Title Douluo level, Tool Soul Masters are usually stronger then Beast Soul Masters.

### Food System Soul Masters

High-level Food System Tool Soul Masters have always been the most sought-after talents in the military because a Food System Tool Soul Master above level 30 can provide enough food for a hundred soldiers. Food System Martial Souls belong to the most difficult type of Martial Soul to cultivate. With each stage of improvement in a Food System Soul Master's strength, their role in food assistance is greatly enhanced.

If we say that a Food System Soul Master at the level of Soul Grandmaster can sustain the food consumption of a hundred people, then even a Soul Ancestor, even if they have just broken through level 30 as a Soul Ancestor, would be enough to sustain the food supply for over five hundred people. This number will continue to rise as their level increases. At the same time, reaching level 30 also means that the Food System Soul Master can provide food with an additional third attribute, which will greatly enhance the assistance provided to an army.

In the "Soul Land", Food System Soul Masters above level 30 are already relatively rare. If they join the military, they can enjoy the treatment of commanding a thousand-person unit, or even higher. Those above level 40 are even rarer. Food System Soul Masters above level 50 are like finding a needle in a haystack, and there have hardly been any Food System Soul Masters above level 60. Even if there are, it would take many years for them to be cultivated by major clans or places like the Spirit Hall.

### Martial Soul Approval (True Essence)

Martial Souls are a part of what makes a soul master. Precisely, their bodies and martial soul are a twin existence. Only the physical body is dominant. And cultivating martial souls lets them grow together with the bodies. This is the best way to treat these brothers of ours. Martial Souls aren’t unable to think. On the contrary, martial souls also have their own souls, they just can’t be felt normally. In order to truly make them powerful, first you have to understand it. With enough comprehension, when one is able to find the heart of their twin existence, using actions to prove themself to it, letting it completely accept them, then they can truly gain its approval and make them brothers inseparable again. They will also truly display its strength.

Each martial soul has its own properties, like the Blue Silver Emperor as a benevolent and majestic existence among plants, lording over all of nature and wielding immense life energy. The Clear Sky Hammer requires its user to be aggressive and dominant, imposing their overbearing strength. Comprehending one's martial soul and obtaining its approval helps merge the energies of the martial soul with the user.

## Types

### Trash Martial Soul

A martial soul of extremely low quality, it is nearly impossible for it to possess innate soul power. In a few rare cases, if it does possess innate soul power, it will not exceed the first level. Typical examples include Scythes, Hoes, and Blue Silver Grass.

### High Level Martial Soul

A high level martial soul is far superior to ordinary martial souls. They usually possess special abilities or ancient bloodline. They can either mutate (or evolve) from ordinary martial souls or evolve from companion martial souls of the same category.

### Super Martial Soul

Compared to high level martial souls, super martial souls are even more powerful in all aspects. They usually possess extremely strong abilities or god-level bloodline. The awakening ritual for a super martial soul typically requires special steps.

### Ultimate Martial Soul

An ultimate martial soul exhibits ultimate attributes within its own kind. The cultivation speed of an ultimate martial soul is generally moderate before reaching level 30, progresses at a sluggish pace between level thirty and seventy, and accelerates significantly beyond level 70. The soul power of an ultimate martial soul is purer and more resilient.

Furthermore, the same ultimate attribute may vary in superiority based on bloodline or cultivation. For example, the ultimate in ice represents absolute zero, while the ultimate fire does not necessarily denote the highest temperature.

### God Bestowed Martial Soul

The god bestowed martial soul is a special type of martial soul bestowed by the gods. It has the ability to visibly alter the physique of the soul master.

### Body Martial Soul

The body martial soul is a special type of martial soul that is a rare existence within the martial soul realm. Generally, martial souls can take the form of anything, but it is uncommon for a martial soul to be a part of one's own body. Having one's own body as a martial soul makes it more reliable compared to other martial souls. Moreover, body martial souls possess certain peculiar characteristics that other martial souls do not.

For instance, the control ability of a body martial soul surpasses that of ordinary martial souls. This is because a person naturally has strong control over their own limbs. Additionally, the limits of a corporeal martial soul are much higher than those of ordinary martial souls.

In simple terms, if a martial soul is like a sword, then a sword martial soul user can only control the size of the sword and enhance its power through the infusion of soul power and the amplification of soul ring skills. However, if the martial soul is the user's own arm, it is not just a simple change in size. Each finger of the martial soul user can have different variations, even including the control of muscle patterns, changes in bones, and alterations in bloodline, all under the user's control. With a powerful corporeal martial soul user, a single soul skill can have multiple possibilities.

Soul masters with body martial souls can also undergo a Second Awakening of their martial soul, with a distinction between Bronze-level and Silver-level second awakenings. Moreover, when breaking through the ninth soul ring, there is a significant possibility of a Golden-level Third Awakening of the body martial soul. In summary, the mystery of the body martial soul is as enigmatic as the structure of a living organism. Within the Body Sect, it is regarded as a gift from the heavens. Generally, the closer a body martial soul is to vital organs, the greater its power and potential.

### Divine Beast Martial Soul

The literal meaning of a divine beast martial soul refers to a martial soul that possesses the bloodline of a Divine Beast. Divine beast martial souls are stronger than ordinary beast martial souls, and the cultivation speed of soul masters with divine beast martial souls is also enhanced.

Most divine beast martial soul masters do not fully awaken their martial souls during the martial soul awakening ceremony. To achieve complete awakening of a divine beast martial soul, special subsequent awakening ceremonies, cultivation advancement, or external assistance may be required. For example, Xu Sanshi's Black Tortoise Shield martial soul fully awakens as the Xuanwu martial soul.

### Variant Martial Soul

Generally speaking, there is a certain chance for a soul master's martial soul to undergo a variant mutation. Some become stronger, but more often, they become weaker. There are innate variants, and twin martial souls are also a type of variant martial soul, belonging to the category of variant martial souls. Evil martial souls, on the other hand, undergo a more extreme form of mutation or corruption, resulting in a significant disparity in the level of the martial soul before and after the corruption.

### Evil Martial Soul

If a martial soul undergoes corruption or activates dark bloodline, it becomes an evil martial soul. For ordinary soul masters, this can be considered a stroke of luck as it greatly accelerates their cultivation speed. However, for those with a significant amount of resentment and malice, it becomes a curse. The power boost also leads to the martial soul's own distortion, causing most soul masters with evil martial souls to be severely affected mentally. They become either bloodthirsty killers, lovers of darkness, or overwhelmed by negative emotions. Only a few evil soul masters are able to maintain their sanity under the influence of the martial soul's corruption. Most evil martial souls belong to the category of wicked martial souls, such as blood-sucking martial souls, undead-like martial souls, dark-themed martial souls, venomous martial souls, and insect-like martial souls, among others. Additionally, almost all martial souls have the potential to mutate into evil martial souls.

Among the known types of martial souls, the Holy Spirit Cult has a great ability to turn ordinary martial souls, top-tier martial souls, twin martial souls, ultimate martial souls, body martial souls, divine beast martial souls, super martial souls, and companion martial souls into wicked martial souls. Furthermore, the Holy Spirit Cult can even further enhance the corruption of already corrupted martial souls possessed by evil soul masters.

### Twin Martial Soul

The twin martial soul is also a type of mutated martial soul and belongs to the category of mutated martial souls. It doesn't mean that both martial souls need to rely on soul rings to enhance their soul power for continued cultivation. As long as one of the martial souls possesses a soul ring, the bottleneck of soul power advancement will disappear. Generally, individuals cannot simultaneously use two martial souls, but spiritual-type soul masters can to some extent. Similarly, soul masters with companion martial souls can also simultaneously use two martial souls.

### Companion Martial Soul

Companion martial souls are generally weaker than twin martial souls of the same level because the absorbed soul rings are divided into two halves and attached to the two martial souls. However, companion martial souls also have their benefits. For example, they can simultaneously use two martial souls without condensing a soul core. Moreover, each of the two martial souls of a companion martial soul master is individually weaker than a single martial soul of a regular soul master, but the combined power of using both martial souls at the same time is greater than that of a single martial soul.

### Artificial Martial Soul

The Artificial Martial Spirit is the product of **Huo Zitian**'s research and it is also one of the reasons why he entered the Intellectual List of the **Golden List.** After Yun Ying learned that Huo Zitian had awakened the Three Born Martial Soul, she felt depressed and seemed somewhat jealous. Because Huo Zitiann did not want to see Yun Ying sad, he promised her that he would find a way for her to get another martial soul. After that, he began to research and successfully develop Artificial Martial Souls even though Huo Zitian was only 7 and a half years old at that time.

This artificial Martial Soul also has the ability to upgrade the host's original Martial Soul, just use an Artificial Martial Soul of a higher level than the subject's Martial Soul. Then the higher quality Artificial Martial Soul will help the host's original Martial Soul to evolve so that the quality of the original Martial Soul can be equal to the quality of the Artificial Martial Soul.

## Soul Forests

Soul Beasts normally dwell in Soul Forests. Soul Masters who have leveled up will often come to these forests to hunt Soul Beasts and collect their Soul Rings.

Known Soul Forests:

* Star Dou Forest
* Sunset Forest
* Heaven Dou Empire's Soul Forest

Soul Beast can be found in all different biomes, most notably in the oceans and mountains.

## Martial Soul Related Links

* Soul Mark
* Innate Full Soul Power
* Twin Martial Soul
* Soul Fusion
* Soul Rings
* Soul Evolution
* Soul Mutation
* Soul Skills

1. ↑ https://www.wuxiaworld.com/novel/legend-of-the-dragon-king/ldk-chapter-221
2. ↑ SL2 Chapter 328-2
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Douluo Dalu Episode 188