"I don't know!" The two shook their heads.
Just then, the Flood Dragon said, "The tenth path is known as the Animal Path. Typically, human cultivators face only nine heavenly tribulations, unless they've committed grave sins or are exceptionally talented, in which case Heaven might show special favor. It's only when other creatures face heavenly tribulations that their virtue and vice are judged differently. The Buddhists call this 'karma', also known as 'cause and effect.' When the Heavenly Thunder strikes, good and evil start anew!"
"So..."
"So what it means is, because I've caused very few deaths or sins in the past, I only have one extra tribulation!"
"Couldn't it be that you've caused too many deaths, so Heaven decided to strike an extra one..." Xu Shanshan said wistfully.
The Flood Dragon was rendered speechless, rolling its eyes and said, "You've got a point, I actually have no words to rebut!"
