Since the rebirth of the Sun Knight, Kai's soul has been continuously strengthening, and now his spiritual energy has reached 2.6 million kilokels.

Even without performing the Ascension Ritual, at this rate, he will eventually break through to level 17 spiritual energy.

This is why he was chosen as the second candidate for the Ascension Ritual—Kai's potential is so immense and active that the number of cycles required for the ritual would be minimal.

The reserves of the three major elements in the royal city are still scarce, unable to support a high number of cycles for the Ascension Ritual.