Catastrophic necromancer

Chapter 3207: Speculation about the Great Dao Realm

The big-headed doll spirit was truly afraid of the World-Burning Fire. Aside from not accepting Lin Moyu as its master, it answered whatever Lin Moyu asked.

Unlike those cultivators who would hide certain things, knowing what could be said and what couldn’t, it said everything it knew.

Unfortunately, it still didn’t know very much. The main problem wasn’t with its former master.

When the Origin Catastrophe descended, its former master wasn’t yet in the Great Dao realm, so they didn’t face the powerful beings from the Outer Realm Gods and Black Blood Realm.

At that time, its master faced the Bloody Legion from the Blood Rat Realm.

Through battle after battle, its former master broke through the Dao Venerable realm and entered the Heavenly Dao realm.

After that, they truly entered the core battlefield.

It was then that they encountered a powerful Outer Realm God. The former master, who had just ascended to the Great Dao realm, gloriously sacrificed themselves.

A rare Golden Body Silver Soul cultivator thus perished.

At the same time, the Cloud-Piercing Sword was damaged in that battle, and the big-headed doll fell into slumber. It didn’t know how many years it slept before awakening again.

When it woke up, the world had completely changed.

This was a brand new era, but the big-headed doll still retained its former pride.

It had seen too many powerful beings. Its former master was a genius, and every friend they made was a genius.

In its view, these current ancestors were all foolish and unworthy of being its master.

After finishing, the big-headed doll looked at Lin Moyu expectantly, completely losing its previous arrogance. Its voice was weak as it said, “I’ve told you everything I know. Can you spare me?”

Lin Moyu said, “No need to rush. As long as your answers satisfy me, I naturally won’t erase you. Next question, how are soul levels classified?”

In all the information Lin Moyu had obtained, the classification of soul levels was quite vague.

In this era, they only spoke of soul realms and cultivation realms. It seemed that the higher the soul realm, the greater it was.

Previously, Lin Moyu also thought this way, believing that souls were innate, like the Innate Jade Soul, predetermined at birth.

After the incident with the Eleven-colored Dragon Soul Crystal, he changed his view.

The big-headed doll said, “Master once said that soul levels can be divided into acquired and innate types. Acquired souls are the souls of ordinary people, while those cultivators with special constitutions often have innate souls.”

Lin Moyu asked, “Is there anything more specific?”

The big-headed doll tried hard to think, then shook its head, “Master didn’t say specifically, but Master’s friends often envied Master, saying Master had an innate soul, naturally having more advantages than others.”

“Master also said that only with a higher soul level could one go further.”

Lin Moyu pondered the big-headed doll’s words, combining them with the information he possessed, and roughly analyzed some situations.

Souls can be divided into acquired and innate. The first step to improving soul level is to transition from acquired to innate.

The gap between acquired and innate is large and difficult to cross, but not completely impossible.

“Perhaps the Great Dao realm is the crossing between acquired and innate souls!”

Lin Moyu vaguely grasped a bit of the mystery of the Great Dao realm.

To advance from the ninth-level Dao Venerable realm to the Great Dao realm, one needs to undergo the baptism of heavenly tribulation. Only after enduring it can one truly enter the Great Dao realm.

The baptism of heavenly tribulation is a test. The Dao is fair, so tests must have rewards.

What the reward is, no corresponding information has been passed down.

Lin Moyu had asked Su Pu, but even he didn’t know.

The true answer might only be known by those in the Great Dao realm.

Lin Moyu speculated that the reward for enduring the heavenly tribulation was to transform the soul from acquired to innate.

Although it was just speculation, Lin Moyu felt he was probably right.

Moreover, he also thought of why there was no corresponding information.

Because innate is also called natural, this transformation occurs naturally. Each person’s soul is different, and their experiences are different.

Once known, there would be an element of deliberateness, breaking the natural order and thus falling short.

Even if one entered the Great Dao realm, the soul might not be perfect, making the subsequent path difficult.

“If that’s the case, my soul should have already entered the innate state, which means my path to the Great Dao realm is already open.”

“I just don’t know what kind of heavenly tribulation an innate soul would face when breaking through to the Great Dao realm.”

After pondering, Lin Moyu asked again, “Did your former master face heavenly tribulation when breaking through to the Great Dao realm?”

The big-headed doll said, “Of course they did, but my master was very powerful, so the heavenly tribulation they faced didn’t seem very strong.”

Lin Moyu felt his thoughts were probably correct. An innate level soul already meets the requirements of the Great Dao realm, so when breaking through to the Great Dao realm, the test would be smaller, and correspondingly, the reward would be less.

Everything is relative. For the Dao, input and output are generally equal.

Lin Moyu asked some more questions, and the big-headed doll told what it knew.

The big-headed doll, whether out of fear or genuine patience, truly answered every question.

After a round of questioning, Lin Moyu said, “Then do you think my soul is qualified to be your master?”

With a thought, Lin Moyu’s soul flew out and stood before the big-headed doll.

The big-headed doll looked at Lin Moyu’s soul with surprise, “How do I feel that your soul level is even higher than my master’s?”

The soul level of Golden Body Silver Soul should be inferior to Little Moon’s Innate Jade Soul.

And Lin Moyu’s soul level seemed to be a bit higher than Little Moon’s Innate Jade Soul, naturally surpassing the former master’s.

The big-headed doll looked at Lin Moyu hesitantly, “But your realm is too low.”

Lin Moyu asked in return, “With my soul level, is raising my realm a difficult matter?”

The big-headed doll thought for a moment, muttering to itself, “Master said that soul level is the most important thing. As long as the soul level is there, raising cultivation realm isn’t difficult.”

It seemed to be persuading itself to accept Lin Moyu as its new master.

Lin Moyu wasn’t using forceful methods now. After all, the big-headed doll had honestly answered all his questions, so Lin Moyu decided to give it a chance.

As for whether it could grasp this opportunity, that was up to the big-headed doll itself.

Lin Moyu also hoped for a win-win outcome, as having a spirit or not is very important for a high-grade magical treasure.

After thinking for a while, the big-headed doll said, “Alright then, you can refine me.”

Hearing this answer, Lin Moyu smiled, “A very smart decision.”

A stream of soul power surged over, entering the Cloud-Piercing Sword, leaving Lin Moyu’s imprint on the sword.

This time, the big-headed doll didn’t resist, and the refinement process went very smoothly.

A mark appeared on the big-headed doll’s brow, and its small body began to emit Lin Moyu’s aura.

Lin Moyu asked, “What’s your name?”

The big-headed doll said, “Responding to Master, my name is Big Head.”

It really was called Big Head…

Lin Moyu’s mouth twitched, “Did your former master name you this?”

The big-headed doll made a sound of agreement, “Yes, does Master want to change my name?”

Lin Moyu shook his head, “No need, let’s just call you Big Head.”