After coming out of the pool, Baiyu was panting deeply, bending halfway over on the ground, and a large amount of fresh blood soon flowed from his body.
Drip drip drip.
Blood droplets fell from his body, and Catherine, seeing his state, actually felt a sense of relief.
To be able to come out of the pool.
This proves that he hasn't suffered too much harm, at least able to move freely.
"How do you feel?"
Catherine approached with a smile and said, "This is the Blood Pool that the giants trained with; after so many years, its effect might not be very good anymore. But you using it should be enough."
More than enough.
There was even a moment when Baiyu wanted to directly explode his spirit body to end the torment.
Most people subjected to this.
Might go insane or have mental breakdowns resulting in aberrations.
That's why Spirit Body isn't without danger.
Many times, the risks faced by a Spirit Body are greater and more dangerous.
"Not bad, at least it tripled my spirituality, possibly even more, but you didn't warn me I'd endure this kind of torment."
Baiyu sighed, powerless against Catherine's peculiar taste.
The other is the only surviving, living giant.
While Baiyu didn't know her true power, she indeed possesses the strength of a Tier One Martial Artist or perhaps much higher.
As an Immortal.
Simply measuring strength using the rank of a Martial Artist is somewhat inappropriate.
"It's good that you feel alright. If you want to cultivate again at any time, feel free to come to the Giant King's Court. As long as I'm not asleep, I'll be in the courtyard.
Lately, I won't sleep either.
After all, once asleep, it's over a hundred years, and whether you're still alive then is a problem."
Catherine explained.
Baiyu felt a sense of understanding within.
Perhaps to immortals, human life really is akin to the fleeting passage of a horse.
A swift hundred years.
May be just like the time of sleep in an immortal's lifespan, but even divine spirits go mad and fall, making it evident that they, too, cannot truly become immortal.
More often it's an extremely long lifespan.
Baiyu changed into fresh clothes, walked out from the blood pool palace, and followed Catherine to the front hall of the palace.
Along the way, they passed by many areas.
On the walls and domes of these areas, there were numerous frescoes depicting giants slaughtering monsters and subduing everything.
Such a strong giant race, has disappeared in the river of history, leaving only Catherine as the guardian of a civilization.
It shows how difficult it is to become immortal.
"By the way, Catherine, do you know about the giants transformed into war weapons and the specially summoned giants?
They seem to still be active in the material world.
Unlike you, who can only be in the Dream Realm."
Baiyu asked.
Catherine shook her head: "There are no specific restrictions on where giants can be active. The reason I'm in the Dream Realm is due to the lack of a suitable body to descend into the real world.
Also, no one in reality prays to me.
To descend into the material world, besides needing a real body, someone must summon me in the material world, conducting a summoning ceremony.
Looking at you.
It seems you've found the Sea of the Soul.
That is where people in ancient times connected with gods, a place between reality and illusion, the intersection of the material world and the Dream Realm.
To have me descend into the material world through the Sea of the Soul is also a way."
Baiyu didn't expect so many rules.
He frowned and asked: "Even powerful divine spirits cannot freely move between the two realms? There shouldn't be anyone able to constrain them, right?"
Catherine heard this and shook her head with a smile: "You're wrong. Divine spirits are the most constrained. They don't dare act rashly because when they do, it represents a clash at the divine level, a battle of life and death.
To become a divine spirit, no one is foolish.
They are most careful with their lives, so they often hide away, maneuvering behind the scenes, having their pawns operate in the material world for them.
Of course.
The main reason they can't freely leave the Dream Realm is another key factor."
Saying this.
Catherine intentionally circled around, paused, and looked at Baiyu, seemingly wanting Baiyu to dig deeper before she'd continue speaking.
Helpless.
To satisfy his curiosity and thirst for knowledge, Baiyu asked, "What's the main reason?"
"The main reason is the Divine Order of the proud sun back then."
Catherine's eyes carried a nostalgic look as she continued: "The Proud Sun, the ruler of the Dream Realm, the most powerful existence among all divine spirits, was the God of Gods, living in the highest place in the Dream Realm.
Before its death, it once issued a divine order.
The divine spirits of the Dream Realm are not allowed to enter or exit the material world.
Over the years, its power has constantly sealed the Dream Realm, even though it has been deceased for long, its power remains immensely strong, preventing other divine spirits from daring to trespass.
Of course.
There are always some divine spirits thinking of various ways to interfere and influence the development of the material world."
The Proud Sun.
Also known as the original Sun, the Sun God.
This is a deity who, although dead for many years, still has a very high presence.
Baiyu had heard multiple times.
Even if not witnessing its brilliance, having reputation as "the legend is everywhere" is no loss in itself.
"The divine power of the Proud Sun is waning, but other divine spirits dare not challenge the seals it left, they can only find another way.
Therefore, divine spirits wanting to leave the Dream Realm will actively think of various methods.
As for those pseudo-gods who didn't originally exist in the Dream Realm, they are not restricted by it."
After hearing Catherine's explanation.
Baiyu realized, no wonder those divine spirits are all snugly concealed, turns out someone can constrain them.
Besides, they fear being killed by other divine spirits once emerging.
"Then the giants appearing in the material world and those summoned from it?"
Baiyu wanted to understand about the Black Moon Giant.
"The giants appearing in the material world are mostly corpses of giants who died in battle, used as war weapons, which I've previously informed you about.
Moreover, these giants made into war weapons.
Are mostly descendants of giants, their body strength and contained divine power are vastly different from the original giants.
And the giants summoned...
Once upon a time, the Giant King's Court had good relationships with many other divine spirits and collaborated with numerous other factions.
Among the Giant Race.
There are those willing to become followers of other divine spirits, and those living among other factions.
But after so many years, evidently they should have disappeared in history's long river, what you see is merely their vastly weakened descendants."
