Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest
Chapter 982: 31 Persuading Ruoxi

Chapter 982: Chapter 31 Persuading Ruoxi

As of now, Lu Country’s cultivators include three at the Golden Core Realm, leading the world in number.

Followed by Europe, which has started to exert effort and is catching up, recently two Transcendents announced their advancement. The Yin Yang Bureau of Chongying is yet to show improvement, with only Shenyuan Simie ascending to the Spirit Void Realm.

It is conceivable that as cultivators from various factions ascend to the next Great Realm and gather enough information about Crossing Tribulation, the number of Tribulation events worldwide will surge exponentially.

The advantage of Lu Country is not only in having the highest number of successful Tribulation crossers but also in having the most eligible candidates for Crossing Tribulation globally—through countless wars in the past, top cultivators from Lu Country have suffered minimal casualties, leading to an enviable number of those who have reached Great Perfection in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Any one of them could potentially become a Golden Core Cultivator in the future, a thought that is enough to send chills through other countries.

For Lu Country, the primary task at hand is naturally to convert as many as possible of these Perfection of Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators into Golden Core Cultivators, hence the second batch for Crossing Tribulation was quickly determined.

Xie Ruoxi, Zhou Hongyu, Su Yunjin, Yang Linhui, Li Zhaojiang.

Five Magic Cultivators, as expected. After all, cultivators without sufficient True Yuan simply cannot sustain the consumption of Taoism methods, and the success rate of Crossing Tribulation is obviously closely related to the total amount of True Yuan. Unless you possess the supernatural skills of Yan Yu, which is clearly impossible.

Among them, there is a special individual, Xie Ruoxi.

She should have crossed Tribulation with Yan Yu, Liu Longtao, and others, but her psychological quality was simply not up to standard, and even the Privy Council believed that Xie Ruoxi attempting Tribulation too early would directly affect her success rate, so they hoped that Yan Yu could counsel her.

It has to be said, the Privy Council has a sharp eye for people. In her former life, Xie Ruoxi lacked motivation because she had no one she truly cared for, and therefore had few weaknesses that could be exploited.

This life is different.

After Zhao Yuanzhen successfully crossed her Tribulation, what she did most every day was boast to her team of sisters about how she had managed to do it.

“…I noticed right away that when it comes down to it, Crossing Tribulation is all about how much True Yuan you have. As long as there’s plenty of True Yuan, with the support from Elixir Medicine and Formations, the heavenly tribulation is a mere trifle, hahahahaha!”

“Sister Zhao is amazing!” exclaimed Xie Ruoxi, her eyes gleaming with admiration and worship.

The other girls joined in with some effort. Although they all witnessed Zhao Yuanzhen’s distress and vulnerability under the heavenly tribulation through the screen, there was clearly no need to debunk her at this moment.

“That’s indeed the case,” said Su Yunjin, hands together, “Overall, Sister Zhao’s success in Tribulation owes much to her abundant True Yuan.”

“If one had talent like our captain, they’d probably be struck dead by the heavenly tribulation by now,” added Chen Lingyun with a smile.

Lin Ning laughed awkwardly, thinking to herself that by saying this, aren’t you two mockingly suggesting that Sister Zhao has no merits other than her copious True Yuan, which she barely relied on to succeed in the Tribulation?

Zhao Yuanzhen obviously didn’t think so much and grew even more complacent, jeeringly saying:

“Haha, even with Yan Yu’s meager True Yuan capacity, she managed to cross Tribulation, which just shows how negligible heavenly tribulation really is. You all should submit an application sooner and start arranging your own Tribulations! If you have any questions, just ask me!”

“Oh?” Yan Yu asked from behind her, “You’re amazing again?”

Zhao Yuanzhen startled, feeling that feeling of being exposed while boasting behind someone’s back and subconsciously shrank away. Yan Yu leaned over with her hands behind her back, scrutinizing her with a teasing expression.

This mockingly silent expression made the Demonic Sect Enchantress subconsciously irked. Just as she was about to react without restraint, Yan Yu immediately dropped the act and said solemnly:

“Since you’re so amazing, I’ll give you a task.”

“Speak!” Zhao Yuanzhen’s spirit reignited.

“Guide Ruoxi in crossing her Tribulation.” Yan Yu gestured grandly towards Xie Ruoxi, who still looked like she was just watching the excitement, “She’s up next!”

Xie Ruoxi froze for a moment, her face quickly turning to one of terror and panic, and her head shook like a rattle drum:

“No way, no way, no way! I’m not ready to cross Tribulation now, I… I’m not prepared!”

Everyone was somewhat speechless at her insistence on retreating.

The inability to cross Tribulation was impossible. With three people already having done so, regardless of their initial fear of heavenly tribulation, they should at least know what to expect now.

The real problem with Xie Ruoxi lies in her extreme lack of ability to handle danger on her own.

Initially, the word “alone” wasn’t even necessary. When she first became a cultivator, she was even afraid to fight with other Transcendents, and when she had no choice but to be pushed into it, she blindly shot out Thunder Method like a Gatling gun, a reckless attack that didn’t discriminate friend from foe.

During her time in the Zhenghai Team, her minimal courage grew. Her teammates, especially the captain Yan Yu, were her pillars of support, preventing her from being paralyzed by fear when facing danger.

However, the thought of facing the heavenly tribulation alone, with neither Yan Yu nor anyone else able to extend a helping hand, caused Xie Ruoxi’s accumulated courage to collapse quickly.

What if I’m about to be struck dead by Tribulation Thunder, and the captain can’t come to save me, right? No, that won’t do! Without the captain, I’m definitely not okay!