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Chapter 974: 27 Enchantress Crossing Tribulation

Chapter 974: Chapter 27 Enchantress Crossing Tribulation

Finally, the day of Zhao Yuanzhen’s tribulation has arrived.

Considering the tribulation would significantly affect the surrounding area, Lu Country simply established the site for crossing the tribulation at Sky Pillar Peak of Wudang Mountain. The residents of nearby villages and towns were collectively relocated, and numerous military defense camps were set up.

At the time of the tribulation, the airspace near Sky Pillar Peak was teeming with patrolling cultivators, as if they wished to intercept every passing bird.

For Zhao Yuanzhen’s tribulation, Lu Country was indeed very nervous.

After all, it is widely recognized that the strength of cultivators in top combat teams varies. Yan Yu is on one level, Liu Longtao is on another, and all the other members are yet another level.

The same plan and resources might enable Yan Yu and Liu Longtao to succeed, but that doesn’t guarantee others will necessarily pass.

Standing calmly at the center of the tribulation site, looking at the piles of flying swords and magic treasures around her, Zhao Yuanzhen’s expression was utterly composed.

In the Cultivation World, your sect won’t prepare so many tribulation resources for you. At most, they would lend you a powerful magic treasure, and the rest is up to you to figure out—no way? Then you are but a dolt, and your death is not worthy of pity!

Now, with so many flying swords and magic treasures at hand, I’m not the slightest bit worried about the dangers of crossing the tribulation!

Or so it may seem.

Failure in tribulation means soul dissipation with no chance for reincarnation. Who can really treat it as nothing? Even someone as bold as Zhao Yuanzhen couldn’t be heedless about such a matter.

She was so extremely nervous in her heart that she even felt a tumultuous urge in her stomach, almost as if she wanted to forcefully vomit.

However, considering the drones lingering in the distance that might capture her expression on camera for Yan Yu to see in the team’s meeting room, Zhao Yuanzhen forced herself to appear fearless, with arms crossed and an expressionless demeanor of a high and mighty being.

Even if she was about to be killed by heavenly tribulation, she wouldn’t show a hint of weakness before Yan Yu!

Inside the Wudang Mountain base, the cultivators did not stay in their respective team meeting rooms but gathered in the central command room to watch the livestream. If anything unexpected happened near the tribulation site, they were ready to respond with immediate support for battle.

“It’s said that the type of heavenly tribulation may be closely related to the nature of the cultivator’s True Yuan,” Zhang Huaide casually mentioned to the others, “For instance, most of Captain Yan’s tribulation thunders were sharp and sword-like in form, while Captain Liu’s thunders were filled with the variability and complexity of Five Elements Daoism.”

“Does that mean I would face fire-type tribulation thunder?” Zhou Hongyu pondered.

“Then mine would be Primordial Magnetic Divine Light-type tribulation thunder…” Li Zhaojiang said this, then suddenly turned pale.

Wait, if it’s Primordial Magnetic Divine Light-type heavenly tribulation, doesn’t that mean I won’t be able to use flying swords during my tribulation?

“Indeed, we can’t rule out that possibility,” Li Minghu began to worry as well.

After all, among Lu Country’s prepared tribulation materials, the Ten Thousand Bamboo Sword took up the bulk, being more efficient in production and saving more True Yuan compared to the Xuan Guang Ruler. If flying swords were rendered unusable, it would be like losing an arm during cultivation tribulation; the impact needs no further elaboration.

Li Zhaojiang deeply regretted it. His initial choice of Primordial Magnetic Divine Light as his method was based on its restraining effect on flying swords—he wanted to be the nemesis of all sword immortals in the country!

And a nemesis it was, except that it only bested novices. With a clap of his hands, when swiping towards a mediocre civilian sword immortal, their flying sword would instantly lose control and fly towards him. But against someone of Yan Yu’s level, the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light swept far away ineffectively as they dodged with full maneuverability, rendering it useless.

On the flip side, if the heavenly tribulation also turned into a Primordial Magnetic nature, did Li Zhaojiang have the same dodging ability as Yan Yu? Now, it really seemed like a self-destructive path.

“I, however, think it’s not necessarily so,” Yan Yu suddenly spoke, “Firstly, based on just two examples, any inference is doomed to be speculative and not evidence-based.”

“Secondly, the type of heavenly tribulation isn’t simply mimicking you. It feels more like it’s trying to restrain you,” he added.

“Oh, in what way?” Zhang Huaide asked, surprised.

“I’m proficient at adapting to situations and controlling details,” Yan Yu explained, “so each wave of tribulation thunder is faster than the last, aimed at shortening the time I have for thinking and reacting.”

“Lord Master’s advantage lies in his abundant True Yuan, allowing him to release much Taoism Method in succession, hence there’s no speed variation in different waves of tribulation thunder. But their number increases substantially, forcing him to up his spell power and consume more True Yuan.”

“Well, that does make sense,” Zhang Huaide recalled for a moment and realized Yan Yu’s point was indeed correct.

“What would restrain Sister Zhao then?” Su Yunjin mused.

The crowd looked back at the livestream. As the first wave of tribulation thunder began to fall, Zhao Yuanzhen had already begun to take action in crossing the tribulation.

The Demonic Sect Enchantress, who grew up in a brutal environment, acted decisively and viciously. As soon as tribulation thunder entered her sight, it was immediately crushed by flying swords or magic treasures.

Though it appeared to be going smoothly, Xie Ruoxi, who was well aware of her lack of understanding of the battle situation, saw Yan Yu frowning deeply behind her. She became even more anxious and stammered:

“Captain, how’s Sister Zhao doing? Is her tribulation proceeding smoothly?”

“She she she seems to be having no problems so far,” Yan Yu replied.

“Ah!” Xie Ruoxi exclaimed in annoyance, “Captain, don’t mimic my speech! I’m asking seriously!”