Only then did Wind Sword Emperor gradually come to his senses.
He was ten thousand times unwilling to admit it, but he knew deep down... whoever they killed, they absolutely could not kill Li Wushuang.
The Divine Sword Sect's move this time had remained within certain limits, challenging the Order Celestial Clan.
Once they crossed that limit, no one would be able to bear the consequences.
"Sword Venerable, what would one tribulation ring mean...?"
Wind Sword Emperor asked, his mouth dry and his tongue parched.
"That is hard to say. It depends on how they define it," Beidou Sword Venerable said.
One had to know that the number of tribulation rings determined the number of cognizance gods.
For cognizance gods of equal quality, the greater their number, the more advantageous they were in battle.
Of course, equal "quality" was the prerequisite.
In other words, some people had more tribulation rings and more cognizance gods, yet they might not necessarily be stronger than those with fewer tribulation rings.
However, seven tribulations, eight tribulations... what they truly determined were one's cultivation talent and upper limit of cultivation.
The true difference between seven tribulations and eight tribulations was that while a seven-tribulation cultivator was still at the Astralphase God Realm, an eight-tribulation cultivator might already be at the Empyrean King Realm!
The difference in the number of tribulation rings was the key to widening the gap during a cultivator's growth.
The higher the number of tribulation rings, the greater the height one could reach in the future.
Therefore!
When a cultivator who had already reached their peak and a junior both had their tribulation rings destroyed, the implications were somewhat different.
A junior would have their growth speed and talent limit reduced, making it far more tragic.
For Li Wushuang, she could at