Fumes kept rising from the blood sphere as the people within desperately held on for dear life. Hours spanned in such a fashion, as the Bolts of Transcendence stopped striking after a while, because the conclusion had been reached.
NO!
A disappointed shout rang from Virala and boomed across the region, for he had failed to Transcend. The success rate for reaching the Transcendence Stage was the highest for Humans with Iron Grade strength, being about one in hundred on average.
The higher the Stages, the lower this success rate got, to the extent it was almost impossible for a Mystic Grade existence to reach the Transcendence Stage. After reaching a level where they could summon a Bolt of Transcendence, such existences would pretty much spend the rest of their lifespans in preparation to increase their chances as much as possible.
