Without some extraordinary means, forget surviving all sixty-three waves of the tribulation- the Great Huan Faction would probably be all but wiped out before it endured even the first ten!
But the Great Huan Faction had already thrown everything it had into the fight: two lotus platforms, a colossal formation, guardians, guardian beasts, and more. What other means of resistance did it have left?!
Two waves of thunder tribulation had blasted nearly thirty million subjects to death. Compared with the total population, those losses still seemed bearable, no more than a flesh wound at most. But Xiao Ying, Hongjun, Longsang, and the others looked further ahead. If this continued, Great Huan's forces could not possibly hold out!
While everyone worried, Dao Ancestor Hongjun suddenly sighed. "How is this a tribulation to gain the Great Dao's recognition?! Judging by its ferocity, this tribulation is purging heretics! Are all tribulations undergone in the void like this? No wonder no faction has survived one since time immemorial!"
Generally speaking, tribulations had little to do with a faction's strength. A powerful faction naturally faced a powerful tribulation, while a weaker faction's tribulation weakened accordingly. There was a balance to it, determined by the Great Dao of heaven and earth!
According to Hongjun, the tribulation Great Huan now faced to advance its kingdom had been unleashed for the purpose of "purging heretics." That meant this tribulation had come to annihilate Great Huan's forces, rather than merely test their kingdom's advancement. Naturally, they could not possibly survive it.
Unless Great Huan's forces could withstand the combined power of the Great Dao throughout the Myriad Heavens and Worlds-which was, of course, impossible!
Seeing Xiao Ying, Longsang, Nuwa, and the others consumed by worry and at their wits' end, Dao Ancestor Hongjun pondered briefly before explaining further:
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