Today, a friend over on Qidian said that the realm comparisons I wrote for The Great Ruler and Battle Through the Heavens were wrong, so let me explain.
At present, Baidu Baike has a set of realm comparisons like this:
Sensing Realm, Dou Qi
Spirit Movement Realm, Dou Zhe
Spirit Wheel Realm, Dou Zhe
Spirit Soul Realm, none
(Three Days Realm)
Rongtian, Dou Master
Huatian, Da Dou Shi
Tongtian, Dou Ling
(Three Minor Tribulations of the Sovereign)
Physical Body Tribulation, Dou Wang
Spiritual Energy Tribulation, Dou Emperor
Spirit Soul Tribulation, Dou Zong
(Ninth Grade Sovereign)
Ninth Grade Sovereign, Dou Zun
Earthly Sovereign, Dou Sheng
Quasi-Heavenly Sovereign, Dou Di
Personally, I think this setup is far too unreliable. Dou Zhe corresponds to both Spirit Movement Realm and Spirit Wheel Realm, while Spirit Soul Realm is skipped entirely, with no comparison.
I think the Three Minor Tribulations of the Sovereign are a transitional stage between the Three Days Realm and the Sovereign Realm, much like the Half-Saint realm in Battle Through the Heavens. They count as minor realms, so it would not be very appropriate to directly match them with the three major realms of Dou Wang, Dou Emperor, and Dou Zong.
Tiancan Tudou never mentioned this realm comparison, so it cannot be considered an official setting.
(Of course, if someone can confirm that this is Tiancan Tudou's official setting, then naturally we should follow the official setting. But as I recall, Tiancan Tudou never seemed to mention this? It seems Baidu Baike was put together by netizens themselves. I do not know whether the one on Baidu Baike is an official setting. If anyone knows, please tell me, and I will revise it.)
So I made a few minor adjustments myself:
Sensing Realm, Dou Zhe
Spirit Movement Realm, Dou Master
Spirit