Ch. 2161Hunyuan Tribulation
Key Plot Points and Events
- The Scientific World attempts to destroy the Primordial World using a Pseudo Great Dao.
- Wang Ming, a mysterious figure, appears and captures both Scientific and Primordial World powerhouses using a net woven from runes of order.
- Wang Ming reveals he has infiltrated the Scientific World's Core Universe, sealing their main consciousnesses.
- Wang Ming asks the captured powerhouses to help him resist the Hunyuan Tribulation for Enlightenment.
Character Developments
- Wang Ming: Revealed to be a cunning and strategic figure, capable of infiltrating and manipulating both worlds. He seeks enlightenment through the Hunyuan Tribulation.
- Scientific World Scholars: Initially confident and arrogant, they become bewildered and sympathetic towards the Primordial World powerhouses when captured. They reveal their obsession with research and eternal life.
- Primordial World Powerhouses: Initially excited about Wang Ming's actions, they become enraged and betrayed when they realize Wang Ming plans to use them for his enlightenment.
Significant Themes
- Manipulation and Deception: Wang Ming's infiltration and use of both worlds' powerhouses highlight the theme of manipulation and deception in achieving one's goals.
- Obsession and Ambition: The Scientific World scholars' pursuit of eternal life and research, and Wang Ming's quest for enlightenment, showcase the characters' obsessions and ambitions.
- Betrayal and Trust: The Primordial World powerhouses' initial trust in Wang Ming turns to betrayal when they realize his true intentions.
Character Interactions
- Wang Ming vs. Scientific World Scholars: Wang Ming outsmarts and captures the scholars, revealing their true forms as robots and bio-mechanical bodies.
- Wang Ming vs. Primordial World Powerhouses: Wang Ming's betrayal leads to intense anger and frustration from the Primordial World powerhouses, who feel used and manipulated.
- Scientific World Scholars vs. Primordial World Powerhouses: Initially adversaries, the scholars and powerhouses share a moment of understanding and sympathy when captured together.