Spoiler Question about numbers meaning in CN (DE)

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  1. Sordahon

    Sordahon 『One Person Virtue Is Another One Sin』

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    Ning has this body art 89 transformations and he says there is 72 of it, in
    http://www.wuxiaworld.com/desolate-era-index/de-book-14-chapter-13/
    There is tribulation lightning and there are levels 39-49-59-69-79-89 and here we have 69 tribulation for Diamcai and he is hit 54 times, for lesser level it was 45 bolts, so why is it called like up the levels I showed you, I don't understand it and it's uncomfortable when reading, answers would be aprreciated.
     
  2. Vrinshael

    Vrinshael 【Chaotic】【Fetishist】

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    3*9=27
    4*9=36
    5*9=45
    6*9=54
    7*9=63
    8*9=72
    9*9=81
     
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  3. Sordahon

    Sordahon 『One Person Virtue Is Another One Sin』

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    I didn't think of that, but why are they doing shit like that?
     
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    Vrinshael 【Chaotic】【Fetishist】

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    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
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    Dio Capo Well-Known Member

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    9 is a big number in Chinas present and history. Took some info from wikipedia

    • Nine (九 pinyin jiǔ) is considered a good number in Chinese culture because it sounds the same as the word "long-lasting" ( pinyin jiǔ)[citation needed].
    • Nine is strongly associated with the Chinese dragon, a symbol of magic and power. There are nine forms of the dragon, it is described in terms of nine attributes, and it has nine children. It has 117 scales – 81 yang (masculine, heavenly) and 36 yin (feminine, earthly). All three numbers are multiples of 9 (9 × 13 = 117, 9 × 9 = 81, 9 × 4 = 36)[1] as well as having the same digital root of 9.
    • The circular altar platform (Earthly Mount) of the Temple of Heaven has one circular marble plate in the center, surrounded by a ring of nine plates, then by a ring of 18 plates, and so on, for a total of nine rings, with the outermost having 81 = 9 × 9 plates.
     
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  6. Demonic Reader lv 451F

    Demonic Reader lv 451F 蝶醒, 梦未.

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    <side discussion>

    It's good that the power of the thunder increases in set. If it's double after each bolt, even MC will be killed, no matter thick plot armor.

    2^81 .. even power starts at 1 jin, the last 81st bolt's power ... well ..
     
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    In Journey to the West, the monk protagonist faces 81 trials / tribulations along his journey and attains Buddhahood in the end.
    They weren't like xianxia-style lightning storms, but rather took the form of monster attacks, dangerous terrain which needed to be crossed, etc...

    I'm not sure, but this may have partially been the inspiration behind Heavenly Tribulations in Xianxia novels? Just guessing here.
     
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    Midnight Rain The 5th is around~

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    Like 9 tribulations lightning... And pretty sure Chinese put importance in number like 4 is a death number.. And something like that..
     
  9. Demintika

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    Speaking of it, the Monkey King has 72 skills, the pig Zhu Bajie has 36 and the luggage guy Sha Wujing has 18. (I only know their names in CN)