Chapter 1534: Failure

Failure

The Akashic Records were at the deepest part of the universe, yet also everywhere.

Theoretically speaking, it was like a terminal storing all possibilities. It could be accessed through a port from any corner of the universe... but the opportunity to access a port was something that could be encountered by chance, not sought.

The Universal Constants continuously jumped inside the tower. The probability of events occurring in this space was regulated by Wu Tongyuan. As he tampered with the probability of successfully accessing the Akashic Records, he closed his eyes, carefully sensing the existence of the Akashic Records...

This feeling was very difficult to describe. It was like a monk who had just entered Buddhism trying to pursue the state of "non-self" according to the records in scriptures. This was an empty process. Perhaps there was a chance of achieving sudden enlightenment, but the vast majority of possibilities lay in sinking deep into nothingness.

What Wu Tongyuan was doing was using absolute mathematical concepts to quantify this process.

Time passed minute by minute, second by second.

The probability within the tower was continuously raised by Wu Tongyuan...

10%, 20%, 30%...

Despite the increase in probability, he still didn't sense the existence of the Akashic Records in the slightest. He was like an explorer diving into the deep sea, trying to catch the swimming fish named "sudden enlightenment", but no matter how carefully he looked, he couldn't see a single trace of the fish.

Creak— creak—

As Wu Tongyuan frantically raised the probability, the entire Akashic Tower began to shake under the overwhelming burden. Streams of dust fell from the tower's body, causing the surrounding earth to also tremble slightly.

40%, 50%...

For some reason, the probability of driving "communicating with the Akashic Tower" was even harder to push than ordinary physical probabilities. Wu Tongyuan continuously poured his power into the Universal Constants, but the speed at which the probability increased was still very slow.

The most crucial point was that more than an hour had already passed since Wu Tongyuan entered the Akashic Tower.

His Spiritual Power was being consumed frantically, and the Akashic Tower continuously trembled...

But he still couldn't sense the "Akashic Records."

Long and silent time flowed around Wu Tongyuan. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and bulging blue veins popped out on his neck.

55%... 60%!

Since he still couldn't sense the Akashic Records, Wu Tongyuan could only continuously increase the intensity. He wanted to dive deeper into this void-like deep sea, but at the same time, the "diving equipment" supporting his descent was already nearing its limits.

Buzz buzz buzz buzz——

The roaring tremors grew louder and louder.

The citizens watching from afar on the surrounding streets all saw the Akashic Tower continuously swaying and immediately exclaimed:

"What's going on?? Is the Akashic Tower going to fall over!?"

"Not just the Akashic Tower, it seems the entire ground is shaking... What happened inside the tower?"

"We spent so much effort to build this tower, don't tell me it's really going to fall just like that!"

"If it falls, wouldn't we have to rebuild it?"

"No! It's shaking more and more violently!"

"..."

Amidst everyone's chattering, the unfinished high tower finally cracked open with an overwhelmed, deep pattern from the center amidst an earth-shattering explosion...

Then, it crashed down!!

Boom——!!!

The high tower built brick by brick was now like torn-apart components, falling to the earth piece by piece and smashing into powder. A flurry of dust violently rolled up and swept in all directions!

At this moment, the entire Spirit Void Domain heard the sound of the Akashic Tower collapsing.

Everyone's gaze looked towards the direction of the billowing dust. Seeing the high tower they had placed high hopes on collapse so easily right before their eyes, a stunned, complex emotion spontaneously rose in the depths of their hearts.

"Lord of Spirit Void, My Lord!"

The few Knight Order Grand Masters guarding the perimeter immediately rushed towards the ruins of the Akashic Tower.

They stepped over the ground full of broken bricks and dust, charging into the deepest part of the haze, only to see a figure draped in a plain monk's robe half-kneeling on the ground in a sorry state, violently spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood onto the ground...

Wu Tongyuan panted heavily. His bloodshot eyes stared blankly at the messy ruins in front of him, flashing with confusion for a moment.

...He had failed.

Even when he poured in power exceeding the threshold of the current Akashic Tower and pushed the probability to the limit of 65%, he still hadn't successfully connected to the Akashic Records... No, he didn't even have the slightest feeling of being close to it!

Wu Tongyuan desperately dove into the void-like deep sea, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't even see a shadow of the target...

This sense of nothingness of ending up empty-handed despite risking everything was even more suffocating than an ordinary failure.

At this moment, Wu Tongyuan couldn't help but reflect...

Was he wrong?

No...

He shouldn't be.

Although he pushed the probability to 65%, there was still a high possibility of failure with this probability... Perhaps, he was just unlucky?

Supported by the two Grand Masters, Wu Tongyuan slowly stood up from the ruins. Just now, he had pushed his abilities to the limit, temporarily lost control and destroyed the Akashic Tower, and suffered some backlash... Now, his whole body was sore and weak.

"Lord of Spirit Void, My Lord..." A Grand Master asked tentatively, "The Akashic Tower... do we still need to rebuild it?"

Messy hair scattered in front of Wu Tongyuan's eyes. His bloodshot eyes gazed at the messy ruins in front of him... After a moment, he still made up his mind and firmly spat out a single word:

"Yes!"

"But, if we start over from scratch, there might not be enough time..."

"Then disregard all costs and speed up this process!" Wu Tongyuan answered without hesitation. "Extend working hours, add more shifts, increase manpower... No matter what method we use, in short, the Akashic Tower must be rebuilt within the specified time!"

The few Knight Order Grand Masters looked at each other, and ultimately still agreed:

"Understood."

"Lord of Spirit Void, My Lord, we will escort you back to rest first."

Supported by the two Grand Masters, Wu Tongyuan walked out of the ruins of the Akashic Tower bit by bit. At this time, a crowd of citizens had already gathered on the road ahead.

Even with the Knight Orders maintaining order, they still couldn't block these people's mouths. The citizens were blocked on both sides of the street. Seeing the extremely disheveled Wu Tongyuan being supported and stumbling forward by the two Grand Masters, they began asking one after another:

"Lord of Spirit Void, My Lord! What happened inside the Akashic Tower?"

"Did you find a way to resolve the Red Star?"

"Lord of Spirit Void, My Lord, did we succeed? Was the tower we built effective!?"

"When can we return to our normal lives?"

"Lord of Spirit Void, My Lord, my husband has already been locked in the construction site for over a month. When can he come back? The two children and I miss him very much..."

"Lord of Spirit Void, My Lord..."

"..."