Terminology Changes: From Earth to Netherworld
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FOR POWER LEVELS:
1. Warrior
2. Half-step Master
3. Master
- Above three clubbed as "Mortal Practitioner"
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4. Half-step Grandmaster: "True Master"
5. Grandmaster: "Grandmaster"
6. Great-grandmaster: "Peak Grandmaster"
7. Quasi Sage: "Half-Sage"
8. Sage: "Sage"
9. Demigod: "Saint"
10. Quasi-Immortal: "Half-immortal"
11. Immortal : "Immortal"
12. Quasi-Transcended: "Immortal Sovereign"
13. Transcendent: "Heavenly Lord'
14. Cosmic Monarch - "Heavenly Sovereign Great Lord"
(A/N: the languages of Nethworld and Earth are not directly translable, so here 'Lord can also be read as 'Dao', which would give Heavenly Dao and Heavenly Sovereign Great Dao respectively for the above two, don't get confused between it, both are same names)
15. Omniscient Paragon: "Primordial"
16. ????
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Minor Context on Hierarchy (mentioned above):
Mortal Practitioner → Peasants
True Master / Grandmaster / Peak Grandmaster → Common warriors
Half-Sage → Law comprehension begins
Sage → Rules large towns/cities
Saint → Rules prefectures (Domain users)
Immortal → Rules provinces
Immortal Sovereign → Rules kingdoms
Heavenly Lord → Rulers of De Facto Independent Regions, Empires and Alliances
Heavenly Sovereign Great Lord → Highest known active tier in the Netherworld
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A/N:
Yo, you filthy mortal sinners! Gather 'round this bald-headed, sake-swilling monk before I smack you with my staff!
The language of the Netherworld? Pure untranslatable donkey shit that'd make your tiny brain shit itself and beg for mercy. So what you're reading is my half-assed, gloriously lazy translation, deal with it, or go meditate on a mountain till your balls freeze off.
Instead of busting my enlightened ass inventing a whole new dictionary like some try-hard scholar, I just yoinked some ancient Chinese-sounding crap: pagodas, prefectures, provinces, all that fancy jazz. Don't get your robes in a twist though, this ain't your grandpappy's China. I borrowed their vibe, stole their words, bent 'em over, and ran like a drunken monk chased by angry demons before anyone could sue my enlightened ass.
I chose "you actually understanding what the fuck is happening" over "linguistic purity". Sorry not sorry, you bastards.
[TDLR: The world of the Netherworld remains distinct, merely borrowing the broad framework and linguistic familiarity of our world to make it easier to understand and immerse in. I have chosen not to invent entirely new words for most common concepts, prioritizing clarity over complete linguistic creativity.]