Rise of the Alchemy God

Chapter 171: Creepy idea

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Ethan didn't know how long he had been unconscious. When he woke up, he felt a soft sensation brushing against the back of his head.

"Hm, it seems she created that sort of bed for me again," he thought, remembering that something similar had happened the last time he managed to place the soul of his spirit beast into his core.

At that time, he wasn't sure what this bed-like structure, seemingly made entirely of clouds, was, and he only learned later that Bai Yu had condensed air to form actual clouds.

These weren't just air masses but also contained spiritual energy as a binding element, giving the clouds a necessary softness without letting him sink through them as he would in a real cloud.

The basic technique to create these formations wasn't overly complicated, and even he, at his current level, could do it easily. Explore hidden tales at m,v l'-NovelBin.net

'But I must admit they're strangely springy and warm,'

he thought, remembering that the last time, they provided more of a cooling sensation, while now they seemed to emit a gentle warmth, comforting.

Thinking about this detail, he opened his eyes, finally deciding to wake up, and the first thing he saw above were two blue peaks.

He was confused for a moment, but then, as if struck by lightning, he jolted up and quickly got to his feet.

As soon as he stood up, he turned around, only to see Bai Yu's face watching him with a smiling expression.

Ethan could tell that behind that calm look, a beast was ready to unleash itself on him.

"Lovely day, isn't it?" he said, mentally slapping himself for the poor start.

"Lovely day, you say? Yes, I think you're right.

It's truly a beautiful day to absorb some demonic Qi," she replied, her smile still calm.

Ethan knew there was no way he could escape the dragon woman, so like a lamb resigned to its fate, he surrendered.

Five minutes later

"So, you're telling me that your special physique is also capable of absorbing demonic energy?" she asked as she sat under a tree, in a chair, sipping what seemed to be tea made from refined leaves.

– 2,000 high-grade spiritual stones.

Ethan, sitting opposite her, swallowed the imaginary money his brain had just calculated and nodded with an equally calm expression, sipping a cup of green tea as well.

Though the peaceful scene in this small space was tranquil, it starkly contrasted with the surrounding area, filled with craters, piles of debris, and fragments of frozen vegetation.

"Well, although this is indeed something I didn't expect, it's also true that I know little about your special physique," she said, placing her steaming tea cup on the table before continuing:

"That being said, now that you've recovered, can you sense if there's been any change in your physique?

After all, if it absorbed demonic Qi, it should have metabolized it into something." she said, looking at him.

"Well, there have indeed been some changes I noticed," Ethan said as a status screen appeared before him.

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Name: Ethan

Cultivation: Body and Soul Integration (Lv. 1)

Qi: 1,720,000/2,000,000

Physique: Heavenly Body of Sacred Flames

Strength: 581 ? 638

Agility: 565 ? 575

Intelligence: 554 ? 551

Soul Strength: 223 ? 233

[Shop]

[Storage]

[System Points]: 18,204,120

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Ethan had had the chance to review the system notifications he'd received while unconscious,

discovering that his body could not only absorb all the demonic energy of a being, completely purging it, but that the said energy was converted into stat points for his body.

He didn't understand why his strength had increased by far more points than his other stats, but an improvement was still an improvement, even if his stats weren't evenly enhanced.

Even his Soul Strength, which usually only increased with his level, had increased by a whopping 10 points.

This was good news for him, as he now had an alternative way to increase it.

His Intelligence, Agility, and Strength could increase through training, although only slightly, but he hadn't yet found a real alternative method, besides leveling up, to improve his Soul Strength.

In the end, Bai Yu accepted his explanation.

As she'd said, she knew little about his physique.

Not only her, but almost everyone knew almost nothing about it, except that the Alchemy God who had lived long ago possessed it.

She only knew of a few beings besides her who might know more about it, but none of those were accessible at the moment.

Therefore, she could only take the matter as it was.

She had already examined Ethan's body with her energy and could confirm that there was no trace of demonic energy in it, so she could only accept what he had told her and hope that there were no hidden effects.

"By the way, what should we do with the giant's body?" Ethan asked, remembering it.

He'd already seen that the giant's body was no longer corrupted by demonic energy, and whether it was or not, a body was still a body.

Though intrigued by the new species, Ethan had no use for it.

He wondered if it would be best to simply bury it somewhere.

"Well, if I'd known about this ability of yours sooner, maybe I would have avoided killing it and captured it alive.

A person from the giant race could be useful, as they possess immense strength that grows immensely with every level they advance," she said, taking another sip from her steaming tea.

"That being said, it's not that the body is entirely useless.

The bodies of special races like the giants can be used for various purposes, such as refining special pills, creating weapons, or tools, and so on.

There's no shortage of uses for them, but in your case, I think it's best if you use it to create a subordinate," she said.

"A subordinate?" Ethan furrowed his brow, not quite understanding what she meant.

But then, after a few milliseconds, a thought struck him, and for a moment, he felt a chill run down his spine.

'This woman is truly heartless,' he thought, shaking his head at what she intended to do with that body.

Although Ethan found the idea slightly gruesome, he understood the advantages of doing so and couldn't help but agree with her.