Chapter 939: Chapter 7: Misjudged the Strength of the Heavenly Tribulation

Cultivators facing their heavenly tribulation usually see the tribulation clouds descend from ten thousand meters high in the sky. Until it gets within 3000 meters of the ground, it’s often too far away to be observed without technical means.

The extreme attack range of a cultivator is around 3000 meters. Beyond that, it’s not that one can’t attack, but rather that divine sense struggles to lock on. Yan Yu timed the activation of the Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation just as the main body of the first wave of tribulation thunder dropped to a height of 3000 meters.

Below that, from 1800 meters to 500 meters, is the best time to counter the tribulation thunder. On one hand, the tribulation thunder is still at a distance from the cultivator, and on the other, it’s the time to lock onto the target from afar with the Flying Sword Magic Treasure, reducing the number of tribulation thunders.

If overtaken by tribulation thunder within 300 meters, it means that it would reach the ground in two to three seconds, leaving limited time for the cultivator to respond.

In Huofeng Team’s meeting room, Zhang Huaide made notes while analyzing:

“Divide the resources for crossing tribulation into two categories, one that consumes one’s own True Yuan, like spells and Sword Arrays, etc.; the other is cost-effective and in massive numbers, such as low-level flying swords and magic treasures.”

“To improve the success rate of crossing tribulation, the key lies in the rational allocation of resources. True Yuan is renewable, but consumables are not, so the focus of the latter is not on how many tribulation thunders they can consume, but whether they can buy enough time for the cultivator to refine medicine and restore True Yuan.”

“Looking at Captain Yan’s approach, first using the Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation to consume part of the True Yuan, and then using the Xuan Guang Ruler instead of the Ten Thousand Bamboo Sword, is likely because the latter requires a small amount of True Yuan to activate, which would slow down the recovery of True Yuan. The Xuan Guang Ruler only needs to consume the origin of the magic treasure.”

“Among Captain Yan’s numerous techniques, the Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation has the highest cost-performance ratio when it comes to breaking tribulation thunder. So his thinking is very clear: to use the Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation as much as possible in the shortest time, ensuring to break as much thunder with the least amount of True Yuan, to leave enough margin for error for what follows…”

“Exactly,” Zhou Hongyu said solemnly, “When you are facing your tribulation, you must consider the cost-performance ratio of efficiency and True Yuan consumption, and identify your best response to tribulation thunder. Don’t panic at the sight of heavenly tribulation and start throwing all sorts of spells and flying swords into the sky.”

“Beneath the clouds of tribulation, no one can save you; you can only rely on yourself.”

Everyone nodded in agreement, thinking that it was just like Captain Zhou to remain unflappable even in the face of such a major event as crossing tribulation.

Only Tang Xiaolian noticed that the knuckles of Zhou Hongyu’s hands, resting on his knees, had turned somewhat white.

In the adjoining meeting room of Qing’an Team, Li Minghu was not explaining how to cross tribulation to his teammates, but silently staring at the screen in a daze.

Although the Xuan Guang Ruler was well-prepared and in great quantity, they couldn’t withstand Puppet Azhen activating and draining one after another, and the number quickly halved.

Yan Yu stood up again, looked into the sky, and with a sweep of his divine sense, estimated that there were approximately 700-800 Copper Light Tribulation Thunders left.

Right above these tribulation thunders, at a place Yan Yu could not notice, around a height of 6000 meters, the second wave of Copper Light Tribulation Thunders had already begun to fall rapidly, numbering… 6000.

At this moment, within the tribulation range, the electromagnetic environment had become completely chaotic, and only buzzing interference remained in the radio earpiece.

From afar, beams of spotlight shone through, a sign that someone was outside signaling with the frequency of the light, indicating… the situation was turning critical.

The second wave of tribulation thunder had already descended, eh? Yan Yu came to a quick understanding, and instead of using the Yin-Yang Dust Sword Formation, he leisurely cleared the remaining first wave of tribulation thunder with both the Ten Thousand Bamboo Sword and the Xuan Guang Ruler.

In Dragon Soar Team’s meeting room, upon seeing the distant signals, everyone immediately guessed that communication had failed.

“Damn, electromagnetic signals are really getting blocked,” Liu Longtao remarked with irritation, “It seems we still have to learn this light signaling.”

“The formation at Captain Yan’s feet is also important,” Yang Linhui analyzed, “Without this Formation to delay the first wave of tribulation thunder, Captain Yan would have to speed up the clearing of the tribulation thunder, leaving little time to recover True Yuan.”

“Isn’t that Formation designed by Deputy Captain Ye?” Bai Ran casually mentioned, “Let’s ask Deputy Captain Ye if it’s possible to arrange the same for our tribulation crossing.”

Silence fell. Although Ye Jun was still formally part of the Dragon Soar Team, she had long stopped participating in team activities. Though primarily due to the Northern Army’s higher-ups, it was naturally disheartening for her, having served the team for so long, to receive so little protection from Captain Liu when needed.

It’s like a company laying off key staff, then awkwardly asking the same people back to save the day, without considering whether they are willing to return…

Bai Ran, who had not been with Dragon Soar Team for long and was unaware of the internal relationships, thought Ye Jun had just left the team due to her inadequate abilities and, because her abilities now fit, she became an Array Master. It seemed to him a happy ending and unlikely to be a cause for any grudge against team members.

“Cough, it’s not our place to say,” Guo Feiyun hastily intervened, trying to spare the captain any embarrassment, “I’m sure the higher-ups will arrange it.”

However, Liu Longtao remained unfazed, thinking to himself that Old Yan was surely set on establishing a harem; how could Ye Jun not withdraw from the team in time? With her diligent and hard-working nature, she would stand no chance against those fiercely competitive women if she continued to be tied down by team affairs, right?