Rise of the Alchemy God

Chapter 86: Menacing Dragon

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Time passed, and before long, three whole days had gone by in the Minor Dimension.

After several hours of relentless agony, Ethan's body stopped writhing, and he, no longer feeling the ceaseless pain, collapsed into a sudden fatigue and lost consciousness.

He remained unconscious for three straight days, lying completely still, his body showing no signs of activity.

During this time, Bai Yu's figure remained in the same position, continuing to gaze at Ethan.

If someone had seen him in this state for so long, they would have thought he had been dead for quite some time.

Then, on the evening of the third day, he finally showed some signs of life.

His forehead furrowed slightly as he tried to open his eyes.

Ah

As soon as he managed to open them a bit, he was struck by a sudden headache, which made him close them again immediately.

After a while, he tried again, this time more slowly.

At first, his vision was completely overwhelmed by a white light, and for a moment, he couldn't help but think he had gone blind.

Gradually, the white veil covering his eyes began to fade, and shapes started to take form.

The blue of the sky became clearer, the glare diminished, and finally, a clear view of the sky opened up before him, dotted only by a few fluffy white clouds.

'Am I dead?'

He wondered for a moment, admiring the blue sky, perceiving the colors and details of the various clouds floating above much more clearly.

It wasn't that he had had any vision problems before.

It was just that now, for some reason, everything seemed much clearer.

It was as if an illusory veil that had previously covered some details had finally been removed.

His mind was strangely calmer and lighter than usual.

Just as he was pondering whether the process had been successful, the system decided to intervene.

DING!

[Congratulations, Host, for successfully assimilating the blood essence of a dragon.]

[Congratulations, you have successfully completed the special mission.]

[Open the mission interface to claim your reward.]

Seeing this series of messages, Ethan was reassured that he was still alive and had somehow succeeded, albeit surprisingly.

He didn't immediately open the system interface and took his time while remaining lying on the circular wooden platform.

Initially, Ethan had intended to build a small residence for himself.

Something like a small house, but he had no idea how to make it.

In the end, he decided on something simpler, like this small wooden platform with a conical roof on top.

At first, he hadn't intended to include the roof, but then during one of his visits here, he discovered that it was raining.

He hadn't expected it to rain here as well, but then remembering the description of this place, he understood why.

The system had classified this Minor Dimension as a small world, and as such, it had an atmosphere and its own natural cycles, including those of water.

Although this raised some questions for Ethan, such as if there was water and an atmosphere, there should also be life, and other similar questions, he decided not to think about it too much.

These kinds of questions were too grand for someone like him, and he had no intention of spending his time figuring out why certain things existed in this place.

At least, not right now.

Perhaps in the future he would, after all, he had big plans for this Minor Dimension.

Eventually, a voice coming from a short distance pulled him out of his thoughts.

"How much longer do you plan to stay lying down?" asked the voice.

Hearing this voice, Ethan knew who it was, and with an effort, he lifted his body, trying to get up.

Having stayed in the same position for three consecutive days, his body muscles were stiff, and he struggled to find his balance.

Finally, leaning against one of the wooden beams supporting the conical roof above, he looked forward, where a few meters away stood a woman with an ethereal appearance.

"Good morning,

well, perhaps it's better to say good evening," he said, scratching his head.

Bai Yu, however, said nothing, continuing to look him up and down, examining his body as if she were trying to see something.

Then, with a slight, somewhat mischievous smile, she said:

"Well, I didn't know you were hiding a dragon that size down there."

'Eh?'

For a moment, Ethan didn't understand what she meant by those words.

He lowered his head to see what she was talking about, and then, as if struck by a gust of cold air, he froze for a moment, realizing the meaning behind her words.

'Holy sh*t,' he thought, shocked at the sight of the fierce beast below.

'Wait, no, what am I thinking?

More importantly, where the hell are my clothes?'

He thought anxiously, wondering why he was naked.

Giving a quick mental command, he opened his [Storage], pulled out a new pair of clothes, and put them on immediately.

Then, calming down, he looked at Bai Yu, thinking.

'Shameless woman'

Although he couldn't read her mind, from her expression, she could tell what he was thinking.

"Why are you so flustered?

It's not the first time I've seen you without clothes," she said, maintaining her usual calm demeanor.

Ethan didn't understand for a moment, but then it dawned on him.

'Right, she can see me from the Sea of Consciousness.'

He wondered if he would ever have any private life with her always in his head.

Shaking his head to dismiss this worry, he asked:

"How long was I unconscious?"

Although he knew he was still in the Minor Dimension, and thus even if he had been here for weeks it wouldn't be too problematic, he still wanted to know how much time had passed.

The issue was if it wasn't just weeks or months, but years?

Then he would be in trouble.

The reason he had this doubt was related to his body.

Previously, when he looked at himself, he noticed that his skin strangely seemed much whiter, and his body muscles appeared more defined.

And he also had the feeling that he had grown taller since his clothes seemed a bit tight, as if they were not his size.

Taking all these factors into account, he could only think of two possibilities.

Either the assimilation of the dragon's bloodline had made significant changes to his body, or he had been in this place for a very long time.

Of course, this didn't explain some of these things, but it was a cultivation world.

Especially in his case. He possessed an ancient artifact with a system, had a rare physique, and now also had a dragon bloodline.

Who knew what could happen and what not.

Bai Yu, not thinking much about why he asked this question, responded:

"You've been unconscious for about 3 days.

But it's normal for this to happen; after all, your body needs to adapt to the new changes and resume its normal functions."

Hearing this, Ethan couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

'Ah, thank god,'

He thought to himself, relieved to have been wrong and narrowly avoiding a problem.

Too bad for him that his problems had just begun.

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FRANK_LEE_JUNIOR:

Here's today's chapter. I hope you enjoyed it.

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