What was this heavenly tribulation playing at?
First it grew stronger, then weaker. Was it trying to wage psychological warfare?
Heavenly tribulations had already known military tactics before. Recently, they had unlocked the technology tree too, and now they were playing mind games. They weren't leaving tribulation challengers any way to survive.
"Majesty in all four directions, hear of the heavens and their protection." The Merit Snake Beauty spoke in the voice of the Melon-Eating Sage—he must have said this line at some point, but Song Shuhang had no recollection of it.
"Fairy, speak plainly," Song Shuhang said.
The Merit Snake Beauty tilted her head. "Guess?"
Song Shuhang: "..."
Could the heavenly tribulation's weakening have something to do with the Merit Snake Beauty's return?
There was a saying in the Cultivator World: cultivators with abundant merit power had an advantage when transcending tribulations. Not just during the heart demon tribulation, but during the ordinary heavenly tribulation stages as well.
The saying was so widespread that even Song Shuhang, who had only recently begun cultivating, had heard the seniors in the Nine Provinces Number One Group mention it in conversation.
Now it seemed that saying might well be true.
Song Shuhang was very confident in the strength of his merit light, ＠＃％× Fairy. The Merit Snake Beauty was far stronger than the merit light most Eighth-Grade Profound Sages acquired after their Profound Sage Lectures.
Perhaps the heavenly tribulation above had begun weakening precisely because of the Merit Snake Beauty's blessing.
All in all, this was good news.
In the air, the Heavenly Tribulation Nuclear Bombs weakened back to the power of the previous violet firmament divine lightning.
The enhancement the Hamster Fiend had brought to the heavenly tribulation canceled out the blessing of the Merit Snake Beauty's merit light.
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