Chapter 1534: Failure

The Akashic Records are in the deepest part of the universe, and they are also everywhere.

Theoretically speaking, it is like a terminal that stores all possibilities, and it can be accessed through a port from any corner of the universe... But the opportunity to access the port is something to be encountered by chance, not sought.

The Lingxu Numbers jumped constantly within the tower, and the probability of events occurring in this space was adjusted by Wu Tongyuan. While tampering with the probability of successfully accessing the Akashic Records, he closed his eyes and carefully sensed the existence of the Akashic Records...

This feeling is hard to describe. It's like a monk who has just entered Buddhism, wanting to pursue the state of "no-self" according to the scriptures. This is a process of emptiness; there might be a chance to have a sudden enlightenment, but it is highly likely to be trapped in nothingness.

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

Time passed minute by minute.

The probability within the tower was constantly being raised by Wu Tongyuan...

10%，20%，30%……

But at the same time, Wu Tongyuan's brows were furrowed tighter and tighter.

As the probability increased, he didn't sense the existence of the Akashic Records at all. He was like an explorer diving into the deep sea, trying to catch the fish called "enlightenment," but no matter how carefully he looked, he couldn't see a shadow of the fish.

Creak—creak—

While Wu Tongyuan was frantically raising the probability, the entire Akashic Tower began to shake under the unbearable burden. Strands of dust shook off the tower, and even the surrounding ground trembled slightly.

40%，50%……

For some reason, pushing the probability of "communicating with the Akashic Tower" was more difficult than pushing ordinary physical probability. Wu Tongyuan constantly poured his power into the Lingxu Numbers, but the speed of increasing the probability was still very slow.

The most critical thing was that more than an hour had passed since Wu Tongyuan entered the Akashic Tower.

His mental energy was being consumed frantically, and the Akashic Tower was shaking constantly...

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

Long and silent time flowed around Wu Tongyuan. Beads of sweat rolled down his temples, and veins bulged on his neck.

55%……60%！

Since he still couldn't sense the Akashic Records, Wu Tongyuan could only keep increasing his effort. He wanted to dive deeper into this deep sea of nothingness, but at the same time, the "diving equipment" supporting his dive was already on the verge of its limit.

Hum hum hum hum—

The roaring tremor grew louder and louder.

The people watching from afar on the surrounding streets all saw that the Akashic Tower was shaking constantly, and they exclaimed in shock:

"What's going on?? It looks like the Akashic Tower is about to collapse!?"

"It's not just the Akashic Tower, it seems like the whole ground is shaking... What happened inside the tower?"

"We spent so much effort building this tower, I hope it doesn't just collapse like this!"

"If it collapses, doesn't that mean we have to rebuild it?"

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

“……”

While everyone was chattering, the unfinished tower cracked open from the center with a deep, unbearable fissure amidst an earth-shattering explosion...

And then, it collapsed with a roar!!

Boom—!!!

The tower, built brick by brick, was now like torn-apart parts, falling to the ground one by one, shattering into powder. Dust billowed up, sweeping in all directions!

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

Everyone's gaze turned toward the direction where the rolling dust was flying. They saw the tower they had pinned their hopes on collapse so easily before their eyes, and a stunned, complex emotion welled up in their hearts.

"Lord Lingxu!"

Several commanders of the Knights Templar guarding the perimeter immediately rushed toward the ruins of the Akashic Tower.

They stepped over the broken bricks and dust, rushing into the deepest part of the haze, only to see a figure in plain monk's robes half-kneeling on the ground in a sorry state, suddenly spitting out a mouthful of blood that splattered on the ground...

Wu Tongyuan was breathing heavily. His bloodshot eyes stared blankly at the messy ruins before him, a flash of confusion crossing his mind.

...He had failed.

Even though he had poured power beyond the current threshold of the Akashic Tower, pushing 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 had tried his best to dive into the deep sea of nothingness, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't even see the shadow of his target...

This feeling of emptiness after giving everything was more suffocating than ordinary failure.

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

Was he wrong?

No...

Probably not.

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

Wu Tongyuan stood up slowly from the ruins with the help of two commanders. He had pushed his abilities to the limit just now and had destroyed the Akashic Tower in a moment of lost control, suffering some backlash... Now, his whole body was sore and weak.

"Lord Lingxu..." one commander asked tentatively, "Should... should we rebuild the Akashic Tower?"

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

"Yes!"

"But, if we start from scratch, we might not have enough time..."

"Then spare no cost to accelerate this process!" Wu Tongyuan replied without hesitation. "Extend working hours, increase shifts, expand manpower... No matter what method you use, the Akashic Tower must be rebuilt within the specified time!"

Several commanders of the Knights Templar looked at each other and finally agreed:

"Understood."

"Lord Lingxu, let us send you back to rest first."

Wu Tongyuan walked out of the ruins of the Akashic Tower bit by bit with the help of the two commanders. At this time, a group of people had already gathered on the road ahead.

Even though the Knights Templar were maintaining order, they still couldn't stop the tongues of these people. The people were blocked on both sides of the street. Seeing the incredibly disheveled Wu Tongyuan being helped forward by the two commanders, they asked one after another:

"Lord Lingxu! What happened in the Akashic Tower?"

"Did you find a way to solve the Red Star problem!"

"Lord Lingxu, did we succeed? Is the tower we built effective!?"

"When can we return to our normal lives?"

"Lord Lingxu, my husband has been locked up at the construction site for over a month. When can he come back? My two children and I miss him very much..."

"Lord Lingxu..."

“……”