Chapter 245: Spirit Transformation Thunder Tribulation (1)
Listening to what You Wange had explained, Franklin's brows furrowed slightly as he recalled everything he had experienced during the Spirit heart demon tribulation.
It had indeed been dangerous, yet at the same time, it had felt surprisingly easy to pass safely. Combined with what You Wange was saying now, an ominous premonition arose in Franklin's heart.
After calming his chaotic state of mind a little, Franklin looked at You Wange in front of him. "If you have something to say, just say it directly. There's no need to squeeze it out bit by bit. I can handle it."
You Wange smiled faintly and no longer held anything back.
"The Spirit Transformation stage is the true major boundary that separates immortals from mortals. It is also the stage where one initially forms an independent domain space of one's own."
"The domain space formed by oneself can be considered a small world, a small space centered around you."
"Within your domain, you can be called a god. You have already begun to touch the feeling of divinity, which is why this realm is called Spirit Transformation—the realm of transforming from mortal to god."
Seeing the confusion in Franklin's eyes, You Wange lightly traced four words on the tabletop with her finger: World Genesis.
"This ability is a technique created by a great expert based on the Spirit Transformation domain. Each has its own strengths."
"Simply put, World Genesis has stronger reconstruction and creation abilities, and the things it creates can be maintained for a long time."
"The Spirit Transformation domain's creative ability is not weak either, but the duration it can maintain creations is very short."
"If the properties of the created objects violate real-world rules, they will disappear the moment the domain vanishes."
"However, the truly powerful aspect of a domain is its influence over the environment."
"Other than reviving the dead—which is taboo—things like spatial rifts, spatial folding, time acceleration, and time deceleration can all be achieved with ease."
"And enemies enveloped by your domain—so long as they are weaker than you—can be crushed or torn apart at will."
After hearing the explanation, Franklin now had an extremely vivid and concrete understanding of the Spirit Transformation realm. However, now was clearly not the time to dwell on that.
"Wange-jie, once I pass the Spirit Transformation thunder tribulation, I'll naturally experience all of this firsthand. What I'm more concerned about right now are the specific details of the tribulation itself."
You Wange smiled and shook her head. "These things must be explained to you. The most important prerequisite for breaking through is to make you yearn for the Spirit Transformation stage.
"Now that your heart has already been stirred, explaining the power of the thunder tribulation next will greatly increase your ability to endure it.
"I mentioned earlier that the Spirit Transformation tribulation, combined with your physical body breakthrough, consists of three parts.
"Because your physical body is extraordinarily powerful, the might of all three parts of the tribulation will be increased proportionally."
At this point, Franklin raised a hand to stop You Wange from continuing. He asked in disbelief, "According to what you're saying, does that mean the weaker my physical cultivation is, the weaker the thunder tribulation becomes proportionally?
"In other words, no matter how strong my physical body is, it's impossible to hard-tank the thunder tribulation without taking any damage?"
You Wange gave a strange smile. After a brief moment of thought, she covered her mouth and laughed softly, only stopping after quite a while.
"Those with unstable realms and weak physical bodies don't fall into this category.
"For you, yes, that's exactly how it works. Thunder tribulation is the Heavenly Dao's test for those who defy the heavens.
"You must possess sufficient ability and mental fortitude to pass it. It's not a matter of stronger physical bodies making it easier.
"This is also closely related to your own will."
Hearing this, Franklin felt a tightness in his chest. So all this time, constantly strengthening his physical body had been nothing more than bringing suffering upon himself. It was both helpless and bitter.
After taking a few deep breaths, Franklin finally steadied himself.
"It's fine. Go on with the explanation of the Spirit Transformation thunder tribulation."
You Wange smiled and gently tapped Franklin's forehead to help ease his mood before continuing.
"The first part is the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation. As the name suggests, thunder tribulation of the five elemental attributes.
"These are not only a test for cultivators, but also assist in transforming one's divine sense toward the formation of a domain.
"From what I know, if you hard-tank all of the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation, the resulting domain will be several times stronger than those formed by relying on tools to avoid the tribulation.
"For this reason alone, I recommend that you endure the Five Elements Thunder Tribulation head-on."
"After all, the world you're in is filled with beings whose life levels are laughably low, yet whose combat power is absurdly high."
"If your domain strength is insufficient, it may be shattered outright. Once the domain breaks, your soul will suffer severe damage."
"How you choose is up to you."
Listening to You Wange, Franklin felt his head start to ache again. No wonder the Dimensional Summoning had produced pills.
Recalling the very first task, Franklin rubbed his aching temples once more. The original purpose of the Dimensional Heavenly Tome was to turn him into the strongest—there was no way it would let him cut corners here.
It seemed he really would have to become that idiot who relied on pills.
"The Spirit Transformation thunder tribulation, as the name implies, tests the Nascent Soul itself."
"The Nascent Soul is the manifestation of your soul, while the transformed spirit is the fusion of your Nascent Soul and soul.
"Likewise, the Spirit Transformation thunder tribulation is both a test and a catalyst that promotes and strengthens the fusion of your Nascent Soul and soul.
"Enduring it head-on is also one of the best choices."
Franklin was speechless. As expected, it was the same story again. Taking a breath, he manifested the information of the two pills.
"Wange-jie, do you recognize these two pills? Can relying on them really work?"
Looking at the two pill descriptions in Franklin's hands, You Wange's expression became even more peculiar.
"Your luck is quite good. These two pills are indeed the best ones I know of for hard-tanking the Spirit Transformation thunder tribulation."
In response, Franklin could only let out a bitter laugh. Once again, it all came down to a test of will.
Thinking of the endless anime worlds and myriad heavens, thinking of the girls of the To Love Ru world, his sister and sworn older sister, the girls of the Date A Live world and his sister as well, Franklin took a deep breath, his gaze growing much firmer.
"As long as they're useful, that's enough. As for the final and most terrifying heart demon tribulation, I'll have to trouble you, Wange-jie, to explain it in detail.
"The heart demon tribulation is inherently a test of one's mentality. The stronger the physical body, the harsher the test of the mind.
"I just want to know—what tools I'll need to perfectly pass the heart demon tribulation."
You Wange did not speak. Instead, Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, who had remained silent all this time, spoke up.
"Tools? What are you thinking? The strongest tool against the heart demon tribulation is your own powerful heart.
"If you need external tools to bolster your confidence, then your mental state already has massive flaws.
"With such glaring cracks in your mentality, you will definitely fail the heart demon tribulation. There will be no chance of recovery."
Interrupted by Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, Franklin frowned slightly. But recalling that crisp, familiar voice he had heard earlier, Franklin's eyes widened.
"You… you're that strange powerhouse from the darkness?!"
"Your reaction is a bit slow. I thought rather highly of you before, but now it seems you're just so-so.
"You Wange, placing your hopes on him—isn't that a bit too naive?"
You Wange's faint smile instantly vanished, replaced by a serious expression. She stared directly at Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
"That's not for you to comment on. If you don't want to go back to that hellhole, then stay quiet and watch."