Jiang Chen hurried back to his room, sat cross-legged on the bed, and prepared to absorb his first Soul Ring and break through to the Soul Master realm.
He returned to the system interface and focused his thoughts on the God-Bestowed Spirit Ring. But when he selected "Use," a warning popped up.
After absorbing a Soul Ring, the host must survive their first Heavenly Tribulation within three days. The host is advised to hold on as long as possible while absorbing the Soul Ring to increase the chances of surviving the Heavenly Tribulation. Confirm absorption?
Jiang Chen had already been itching to get started, but the warning doused him with a bucket of cold water.
A Heavenly Tribulation? Was the system joking with him?
He couldn't help picturing that zombie being blasted to ash by the Heavenly Tribulation. That was fucking terrifying!
And that Five-Colored Divine Thunder that had appeared when he awakened his Martial Soul yesterday was probably the Heavenly Tribulation the system had mentioned.
At the thought, his asshole clenched, his whole body shuddered, and his heart turned ice-cold.
He recalled that zombie's life. It seemed that it hadn't faced a Heavenly Tribulation when its strength was low; those only appeared in the later realms.
"System, why do I have to face a Heavenly Tribulation when I'm so weak?" Jiang Chen cried out in his heart.
Unfortunately, the system couldn't answer him. It seemed to only be able to issue warnings.
His little face scrunched up, his mood in shambles. The joy of getting the system had been wiped away in an instant.
Although he had the zombie's memories of surviving the tribulation, they belonged to someone else, after all. He had no experience of his own.
"Why is my life so hard? I'm only six years old!" He was so upset he could have cried.
No wonder his eyelid had kept twitching after he awakened his Martial Soul. He'd just made a wild guess at the time, but somehow he'd gotten it right—he really was going to get struck by lightning.
It took a good long while for him to accept the truth. Then he looked again at the few beginner items.
"God-Bestowed Spirit Ring. The longer I hold out, the stronger the Soul Ring I'll get. And the stronger I am after absorbing it, the better my chances of surviving the tribulation should be."
"This Dark Blessing Potion should keep me alive during the tribulation. If I use it at a critical moment, it'll be like having an extra life."
"As for the Spirit Ring Upgrade Voucher, using it right after I break through probably won't do much. It'd be best to save it until I reach level 20, so I can get the most out of it. But if I really can't take the Heavenly Tribulation, then I'll have to use it, even if it's a waste. Every little boost helps."
Once he'd calmed down, Jiang Chen had made up his mind. He had to face the tribulation. Otherwise, was he supposed to spend the rest of his life without cultivating?
But he still needed to plan carefully how he'd get through it.
In the end, he decided to spend the next three months cultivating before absorbing the Soul Ring. Nuoding Academy wouldn't open for another three months anyway.
Maybe after absorbing the Soul Ring, his Soul Power would surge by several levels, giving him a better chance of surviving the tribulation.
After all, this was a Heavenly Tribulation. Who wouldn't be afraid?
He'd been an ordinary person to begin with. And after coming to this world, he was still just a child who'd cultivated for three years. He really had no confidence.
Steady growth was the way to stay alive.
With that thought, he could only force down the urge to absorb the Soul Ring right away.
He jumped off the bed, feeling a little dejected. So much for the beginner gift pack. Now he couldn't use a single thing and had to wait three months. What a rip-off.
The oppressive feeling of the tribulation hung over his heart, making it hard for him to relax for even a moment.
"No, I need to train my body," Jiang Chen decided.
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