As he thought about it, it hadn't been more than half an hour since the Ultimate Spell appeared and the magic mark dimmed. If it couldn't even last half an hour, then how did Bane defeat the entire Highland Shrine on his own?
At this time, Lin Yun's mind was filled with countless questions, each more difficult to solve than the last.
'Could it be that this Sage Chapter is a defective product?
This doesn't make sense … '
Apart from the problem of the Ultimate Spell being lacking in power, this stone tablet was no different from the Sage Chapter in Bane's hands. If this was still a defective product, then wasn't the quality of this defective product a bit too high?
But if it wasn't a defective product, then why was the power of the Ultimate Spell lacking?
The power that should have reached the 4th Tier might not even reach the 3rd Tier. This difference was too great, it was like the gap between a Mage and a Great Mage.
'Hold on, Undead Essence!'
As he was puzzled, Lin Yun suddenly recalled that he had been able to activate the Sage Chapter because of the Undead Essence.
'That's right, it's most likely related to the Undead Essence.'
He hadn't thought of it at first because he had treated the Sage Chapter as an ordinary Augment. But if he looked at it from another angle and saw the Sage Chapter as a Magic Tool, everything would be easy to understand. Magic Tools needed mana to operate, and every Magic Tool had a mana source. Even an Extraordinary Magic Tool like the Book of Death was no exception.
'Then, does the Sage Chapter also need some kind of power to operate?'
At this time, Lin Yun was 70% certain that the Sage Chapter was most likely like a Magic Tool, it also needed some kind of power to operate. But that power wasn't mana, but rather Soul Fire, the Soul Fire of an Undead lifeform!
Undead Essence itself was the remnant of a Soul Fire after it cooled down.
The reason he had been able to activate the Sage Chapter was because there was a bit of Soul Fire left within the Undead Essence. But that bit of Soul Fire was a bit weak, and that Undead Essence came from a Skeleton Warrior, so it wasn't enough to support the Sage Chapter in transforming the Flaming Hand into an Ultimate Spell.
Perhaps there was some other reason he hadn't figured out, but it should be more or less the case.
Thinking of this, Lin Yun took out another piece of Undead Essence from his pocket. He wanted to use the self-made tool to infuse it a second time.
But just as he took out the Undead Essence, Lin Yun discovered that something was wrong. Previously, the Undead Essence had to go through three miniature arrays to activate the Sage Chapter. But this time, when the Undead Essence approached the Sage Chapter, a soul fire visible to the naked eye separated and entered the Sage Chapter. Then, the Undead Essence turned into a black powder that scattered into the air.
During the entire process, Lin Yun didn't even move a finger. He was completely under the control of the Sage Chapter.
"Could it be that the Undead Essence awakened the Philosopher's Chapter in addition to providing the driving force?" Thinking of this, Lin Yun felt that it was quite reasonable. The Sage Chapter he had obtained from the Death Garden had been in a dormant state. Although he had used the Flaming Hand to trigger a reaction, it had only been an instinctive reaction of the Sage Chapter.
Only when he took out the Undead Essence and poured the remnant Soul Fire into it did the Sage Chapter gradually awaken and start displaying the mystical power of Extraordinary Spells.
But this kind of awakening was far from enough.
Lin Yun knew that the Sage Chapter was only in a dormant state, and there was still a long way to go before it truly awakened. It was clear that the Sage Chapter still couldn't manifest an Incarnation. This was an Extraordinary Augment, an Extraordinary Augment with power above that of a True Spirit. It couldn't even manifest an Incarnation. This could only mean that Lin Yun's understanding of the Sage Chapter was still very far away.
"Maybe the Soul Fire isn't enough." This time, Lin Yun realized that the Soul Fire was definitely very important to the Sage Chapter. Otherwise, the dormant Sage Chapter wouldn't have been awakened by a bit of Soul Fire.
Thinking of this, Lin Yun took out all of the Undead Essence. Soul Fire separated from the Undead Essence and entered the Sage Chapter bit by bit. In just a short moment, all of the Undead Essence in Lin Yun's hand had turned into black powder.
Then, Lin Yun used another Flaming Hand.
This time, the magic symbol on the Sage Chapter was a lot brighter than before.
By the time Lin Yun roused it with mana, its power had reached the 3rd Rank.
'But it's still not enough …' After confirming that the power of this Flaming Hand hadn't reached the 4th Rank, Lin Yun shook his head. But this time, there wasn't a trace of disappointment on Lin Yun's face, because Lin Yun knew that he had already walked on the right path. It was only a matter of time before the Sage Chapter regained the power of the Extraordinary Augment.
Because he was sitting on the entire Bone Plane!
It looked like he would have to modify his original plan.
Lin Yun had originally planned to enter the Bone Plane after having five Magic Arrays. After all, at that time, Lin Yun's fighting strength would be close to that of a High Mage. Even if that slumbering Bone Devil appeared, Lin Yun was confident that he wouldn't be defeated.
But he couldn't wait now, because the Sage Chapter needed a large amount of Soul Fire. To Lin Yun, the Sage Chapter wasn't any less important than the Magic Array. The sooner the Sage Chapter completely awakened, the more efficient the Magic Array would be, and the more powerful Ultimate Spells would be.
A more efficient Magic Array and more powerful Ultimate Spells would be the foundation for Lin Yun's exploration of the prince tomb.
There was an Eye of Reincarnation in the prince's tomb …
Lin Yun unhesitantly made his decision to enter the Bone Plane once again. But this time, he wasn't going for the Nether Iron Vein, but for the Soul Fires that covered the mountains and plains.
After coming out of the alchemy laboratory, Lin Yun greeted Faleau and told him to make arrangements for the group of alchemists before hurriedly leaving the Gilded Rose. He called a carriage and quickly returned home.
He entered the study with ease and followed the passage to the underground secret room. After a few months of repairs, the Abyssal Magic Diamond was already flickering once again, and with the huge amount of mana provided by the Frost Lich's Heart, Lin Yun estimated that he would be able to stay in the Bone Plane for at least three hours!
Lin Yun took a deep breath and stood in front of the Frost Lich's Heart before starting the incantation to open the Planar Path.
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