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**Chapter 1130: Ascension Failure**

The seven-colored essence fire enveloped the [Strengthen Soldiers] spell planet. Lin Moyu provided enough soul power in time, and the fusion degree steadily increased.

The entire process was no different from before, except that the soul power requirement was higher than before.

Lin Moyu calculated that the soul power requirement for the [Strengthen Soldiers] spell was nearly double that of [Damage Transfer] and [Corpse Explosion].

It just exceeded the recovery speed of the talent giant tree, causing his soul power to slowly deplete. However, this depletion was not fast, and Lin Moyu could sustain it for more than a day, enough for the spell to complete its ascension. But gradually, Lin Moyu felt something was wrong.

The fusion degree's increase slowed down, while the soul power requirement grew larger and larger.

"Is it because of the [Primordial Rune]?"

Lin Moyu wondered in his heart. The [Strengthen Soldiers] spell was not his original spell but came from the [Primordial Rune].

The [Primordial Rune] was extracted from the essence blood of the Primordial Bird, one of the Nine Words of Truth. It contained the source power of the Great World.

Therefore, the spell was extremely powerful, and the difficulty of ascension was also very high.

Lin Moyu had prepared for this in advance but still underestimated its difficulty.

At this point, Lin Moyu had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue.

The seven-colored essence fire continued to burn fiercely, and the soul power provided increased, but the fusion degree's increase became slower and more difficult.

Time passed bit by bit, and the soul power was consumed by half. The seven-colored essence fire also seemed to weaken gradually.

However, the [Strengthen Soldiers] spell still could not ascend to a stellar level.

Lin Moyu continued to provide soul power, not giving up the last bit of hope.

As the soul power decreased, Lin Moyu's aura also gradually weakened and became unstable.

Zhu Qiwu saw this and knew Lin Moyu was in trouble, but he couldn't help.

Spell ascension could only rely on oneself; others couldn't assist.

Zhu Qiwu could only silently cheer for Lin Moyu in his heart.

After a whole day, the fire on Lin Moyu's body completely extinguished.

Lin Moyu opened his eyes and sighed, "Failed."

Zhu Qiwu said calmly, "The seven-colored essence fire occasionally fails. There are no absolutes in the Great World."

Lin Moyu understood this principle. Although Zhu Qiwu's tone was calm and he didn't say it directly, Lin Moyu knew he was comforting him.

"I'll try again later." Lin Moyu was equally calm, showing no sign of discouragement.

Zhu Qiwu nodded and said nothing more.

Lin Moyu's mindset was good. Failure was nothing; as long as he didn't give up, he could try again.

The talent giant tree continuously provided soul power to Lin Moyu. In at most half a day, his soul power would be fully restored.

Lin Moyu pondered the reason, searching for the root cause of the failure.

The fusion degree of [Strengthen Soldiers] had increased to 99%.

It was the last 1% that caused the failure.

Lin Moyu recalled the entire process, "The beginning was smooth, except for the high soul power consumption, there were no other issues."

"The problem should be at the end, when the fusion degree reached 99%, the last 1% couldn't be increased."

"It's not related to soul power; my soul power was sufficient, and I used the seven-colored essence fire."

"Although the seven-colored essence fire can't guarantee 100% success, it should ensure 99% success."

"So, where is the problem?"

Lin Moyu thought for a long time but couldn't find the correct answer.

From the current perspective, the failure could be due to two reasons.

One was that he was indeed too unlucky, encountering the rare failure probability.

The other was that the spell was too strong, and even the seven-colored essence fire wasn't enough.

But if the seven-colored essence fire wasn't enough, other essence fires would be even less effective. The seven-colored essence fire was already the limit; there was no eight-colored or nine-colored essence fire.

Thinking of the nine-colored essence fire, Lin Moyu suddenly thought of the nine-colored lotus in the blue star.

Zhu Qiwu didn't interrupt Lin Moyu's thoughts. Some problems had to be figured out by Lin Moyu himself.

Half a day later, Lin Moyu's soul power was fully restored.

"I'll try again." Lin Moyu said.

Zhu Qiwu just nodded slightly, without any other reaction.

Lin Moyu's mind sank into his soul world, and his soul power, like a large hand, grabbed the seven-colored essence fire and placed it on the [Gather Power] spell planet.

Yes, Lin Moyu changed his target.

For the second ascension, Lin Moyu didn't choose the [Strengthen Soldiers] spell but the [Gather Power] spell.

Each spell had only three chances for ascension. Without figuring out the reason, Lin Moyu didn't want to waste the second chance on the [Strengthen Soldiers] spell.

So, he chose the [Gather Power] spell. [Gather Power] and [Strengthen Soldiers] shared the same origin, and its fusion degree had also reached 99%.

If it could ascend successfully, he would only need to find two more seven-colored essence fires to succeed.

If it also failed, it would indicate that the problem wasn't with him, and he would need to find another solution.

Lin Moyu thought of the stellar fire seed; perhaps he needed to find the stellar fire seed.

When the [Gather Power] spell was ignited, Lin Moyu's soul power surged like a tide.

It was no longer gentle but forceful.

With only 1% left, if there was any bottleneck, Lin Moyu would break it with brute force.

The soul world trembled continuously, and the soul power almost became tangible, pouring into the [Gather Power] spell planet like a waterfall.

Soul power was the fuel, and the seven-colored essence fire burned more vigorously than ever, turning the entire spell planet into a huge fireball.

It seemed about to succeed, but Lin Moyu knew that the last 1% still couldn't be broken through.

It was like an endless abyss, swallowing all the soul power he poured in, preventing him from reaching the other side.

Until the soul power was completely exhausted, the seven-colored essence fire gradually extinguished, and Lin Moyu sighed, "Failed."

Zhu Qiwu also found it strange, "Did you find the reason?"

Lin Moyu shook his head, "I changed the spell, but the result was the same. It was just the last bit, but I couldn't get past it."

Zhu Qiwu pondered, searching for answers from his thousands of years of experience.

"The success rate of the seven-colored essence fire is not 100%, but it should be at least 99%."

"Occasional failure isn't unheard of, but failing twice in a row is unprecedented."

"Restore your soul power first; I'll ask around."

Lin Moyu nodded, "Thank you, Senior."

In the distance, Zhu Qiwu's main body at Fortress No. 10 suddenly took out a jade pendant and communicated with it using his soul, explaining his problem.

The jade pendant glowed faintly, accompanied by the aura of laws, transmitting Zhu Qiwu's message.

Half an hour later, the jade pendant lit up again.

Zhu Qiwu placed the jade pendant on his forehead and read the information.

His expression changed, and his eyes showed deep shock.

In the silver mist, Zhu Qiwu's avatar suddenly whispered, "Is it the Primordial Rune?"

Lin Moyu opened his eyes and nodded, "Yes."

"Two?" His voice trembled, filled with disbelief and excitement.

"Yes!"

Hiss...