"No, I can't just stubbornly endure like this, or else the power of the thunder tribulation will continuously increase and I'll be dead for sure."
His mind spun like lightning, and Wang Junze quickly reacted.
He must find a way to change the current situation, but... where is the way out?
Ending the thunder tribulation prematurely is definitely not possible. That woman is completely insane; she doesn't care about her own life at all. This thunder tribulation is entirely her doing, and there's no way she'd show any mercy.
Wait a minute!
This crazy woman merely doesn't care about her own life; she doesn't actually want to kill me.
"Senior, what exactly is a path tribulation?"
To untie the bell, one must first understand the bell's knot. Wang Junze forced himself to calm down and asked gravely.
"The path tribulation is a tribulation of the Great Path! In ancient times, there was no entering the path, only the path realm. Only the Great Path that endured the tempering of the path tribulation could gain recognition from the rules of heaven and earth, acquiring the qualification to prove the path and enter the saint realm."
Excitement shone in her eyes, and the woman in purple generously explained, "Of course, the path tribulation doesn't just temper the Great Path; it also tempers the physical body and the divine soul! Undergoing a tribulation is transformation!"
"One step in the path tribulation, life and death are two heavens. Survive, and you transform, establishing the supreme path foundation. Fail... and naturally, it's death and the path ends!"
"Even in ancient times, only the most exceptional ancient geniuses had the qualification to endure the tempering of the path tribulation."
"In this era, the rules of heaven and earth are incomplete, no longer capable of descending path tribulations. But... you're lucky to have encountered me, aren't you?"
"I hold the Purple Sky Divine Thunder, and in this Divine Domain, I can use the path of thunder to simulate the heavenly dao, bringing down a thunder tribulation to replace the path tribulation's effects. Shouldn't you be thanking me? Hahahaha!"
Listening to her wild, frenzied laughter, Wang Junze felt a chill run down his spine.
Thank you, eight generations of your ancestors!
Wang Junze naturally didn't doubt her words, but... even with just his toes thinking about it, he knew that even in ancient times, only a tiny number of exceptional talents dared to accept the refinement of a path tribulation.
Moreover, even those people would certainly prepare in every possible way before facing the path tribulation, adjusting their realm and state to the best condition before daring to endure it.
But what about Wang Junze?
He had just recently broken through to entering the path. His control over the sword domain and his own realm were not yet entirely stabilized. He had recklessly barged into this secret realm, with no preparation whatsoever, and was caught by this madwoman, instantly triggering a path tribulation.
The difficulty of this was nightmarish.
But at this point, complaining held no meaning anymore.
Rumble!
The fourth thunder tribulation descended with a roar.
"Ugh!"
The power of the thunder tribulation surged once again. This time, even with Wang Junze's strength, he couldn't withstand it. A mouthful of blood spurted out as his entire body was struck until his skin burst open, blood flowing profusely!
This attack had reached the very limit of what Wang Junze's physical body could bear. Just a little more, and he would have been killed by the thunder.
Fortunately, besides its destructive force, the terrifying thunder also contained a considerable amount of vitality. As long as he endured the initial attack, the power of thunder swiftly repaired his body, regenerating his flesh, and his injuries healed in a very short time.
Moreover, Wang Junze could clearly feel, that after the tempering of the thunder tribulation, his physical body had indeed become stronger, as if it had truly undergone a transformation.
But... this wasn't the end!
The power of the next thunder tribulation would increase exponentially!
By then, there might not even be time for the vitality in the power of thunder to scatter and repair his body before he's directly killed.
The only piece of good news was that as the power of the thunder tribulation increased, the interval between each thunder tribulation was gradually lengthening!
From practically no gap at the start to almost a hundred breaths of time now, giving Wang Junze a chance to rest and catch his breath.
"No, unless someone like Nini who specializes in cultivating the physical body and walks the path of body sanctification, no one can withstand such a terrifying path tribulation with just their physical body... That crazy woman also mentioned that the tempering of a path tribulation is a comprehensive transformation of the physical body, divine soul, and Great Path!"
In his mind, thoughts raced furiously. Wang Junze seized the precious time to constantly deduce!
Rumble!
The fifth thunder tribulation struck again.
But this time, Wang Junze did not choose to physically withstand it but instantly let his divine soul emerge, sending out his sword soul from his sea of consciousness to actively face the fifth thunder tribulation.
This was undoubtedly an extremely reckless move.
After all, generally speaking, divine souls are more fragile than physical bodies, and everyone instinctively uses the divine soul as the last escape route. After all, even if the physical body is destroyed, as long as the divine soul remains, there's still hope of survival.
But Wang Junze was completely different from ordinary cultivators.
Firstly, the sword soul he condensed was far stronger than the divine soul of ordinary cultivators, his whole divine soul being like a sword, capable of unleashing immense power on its own.
Secondly, Wang Junze knew clearly that his physical body could no longer withstand the more terrifying thunder tribulation.
Instead of waiting for his physical body to be destroyed, he'd rather take a risk and directly subject his divine soul to the tempering of the thunder tribulation. After all, as long as he's not instantly killed, the vitality within the power of thunder can repair the physical body and naturally also heal the damage to the divine soul.
Though this was somewhat risky, at this step, he was already struggling on the edge of life and death. Taking the initiative was better than passively waiting to die.
Fortunately, this time Wang Junze bet correctly again!
His decisive and reckless divine soul emergence seemed to align with the sword cultivator's spirit of advancing with no retreat. Although it seemed dangerous, it allowed him to withstand this thunder tribulation once again!
With his divine soul like a sword actively cutting towards the thunder overhead, though his divine soul was severely damaged in an instant, it ultimately blocked the strike. As anticipated, the subsequent power of thunder swiftly integrated into his divine soul, healing the divine soul's injuries.
However, by this point, both physical body and divine soul had already reached their limits; there was no way they could withstand the next thunder tribulation.
Yet, to Wang Junze's despair, the thunder in the sky showed no sign of dissipating and was still brewing for the next attack.
In a breath, his soul returned to the acupoint, and Wang Junze suddenly lifted his head, a touch of madness in his eyes as well.
With a slight flip of his hand, the Profound Ice Sword suddenly landed in his grasp, and a terrifying sword intent erupted from Wang Junze's body!
One sword pointing to the heavens!
Before the sixth thunder tribulation could fall, Wang Junze was already prepared to strike back!
Regardless of who the opponent is, when facing a desperate situation, a sword cultivator never chooses to compromise but to fight back with all their might.
Almost at the moment the next thunder tribulation descended, Wang Junze stomped fiercely, leapt into the air, and swung his sword heavily at the thunder overhead!
