Rise of the Alchemy God

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Mo Yan wasn't sure what the other party wanted to know, but just because he had been captured didn't mean he would cooperate with them.

At least, that was his intention. However, who would have thought that Ethan wouldn't even bother asking him questions and would instead decide to directly scour his soul for information?

'Heh, do you really think extracting information from me will be that simple?' he thought.

Even though his cultivation had been sealed and his strength limited, it didn't mean he had no tricks left to play.

He couldn't wait for the other party to try probing his soul, for that was the moment he planned to strike.

Ethan had opened the sphere, transforming the three rune-formed rings into chains that bound the demon in place.

Approaching him, Ethan was ready to use the soul-searching technique.

A secretive smile appeared on Mo Yan's face upon seeing this, and just as he was about to feel pleased, Ethan also smiled at him.

Ethan raised his right hand and placed it on Mo Yan's head.

The demon, who a second ago was rejoicing inwardly, thinking he had caught the other party in his trap, felt a sudden chill as his mind was abruptly invaded by an overwhelming force.

'What—'

The demon, who a moment ago thought he had outsmarted his opponent, suddenly found his vision blurred, and all his thoughts vanished as if they had been swept away by a torrential wave.

The proud demon, who had not even had the chance to put his plan into action, died at that moment, without any chance to counterattack.

He had thought that once the human entered his mind, he could use demonic Qi to trap Ethan's soul and corrode him from within. But who could have expected that the other party wouldn't even give him the chance to fight back in the first place?

The soul force of the human, usually the weakest aspect, was so overwhelming that Mo Yan's mind was obliterated instantly, leaving behind only an empty body.

Her soul, fully exposed, was ready for Ethan to examine.

Ethan searched the demon's soul in an instant. During this time, he managed to obtain a ton of information, which his mind classified and examined individually, eventually saving what he needed and discarding the rest.

Finally, the demon, now no different from an empty shell, was also absorbed by Ethan and converted into stat points.

[You have gained +12,000 STR] Find exclusive stories on empire

[You have gained +10,500 AGI]

[You have gained +6,000 INT]

[You have gained +3,000 Soul Strength]

Seeing the enormous stats he had just received, Ethan could only sigh as he felt his overall strength skyrocket once again.

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Name: Ethan

Cultivation: Soul Awakening (Basic)

QI: 23M / 50M

Physique: Heavenly Body of the Sacred Flames

Strength: 11,906 → 30,000 (+12,576)

Agility: 23,573 → 30,000 (+6,427)

Intelligence: 16,114 → 21,114

Soul Strength: 1,982 → 4,982

[Shop]

[Storage]

[System Points]: 518M

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He immediately sensed a new bottleneck arise after this increase in strength, and just as he thought, when he opened the status window, he saw that his AGI stat had also reached its maximum limit, which, coincidentally, was exactly 30k.

For being at the basic stage of the first realm of the spiritual rank, these stats were surely too high. But unlike what he had thought in the past, it seemed that even total power increases had certain limits at each stage.

He hadn't noticed this before because he had never reached the maximum limit of the mortal realm in terms of stats, only in cultivation.

As a result, he had mistakenly believed he could grow infinitely stronger at any stage. But looking back now, such an idea was far too absurd in the first place.

His physique was dependent on his cultivation, and as such, he could only support a certain level of power. Thanks to his dragon lineage and special physique, that level was much higher than normal.

Putting that matter aside, he instead turned to the bit of information he had gotten from the demon and his expression was a bit thoughtful as he examined it.

Bai Yu, who had witnessed the entire process from a distance, approached him. Seeing him deep in thought, she couldn't help but ask what he had discovered.

"It seems there are others like him in this plane," he said.

In itself, this wouldn't be a problem. After all, Mo Yan was strong, but Ethan was stronger and had defeated him fairly easily, especially after mastering the demonic inscription technique.

Not to mention the drastic increase in strength he had gained after absorbing the demonic Qi from the continent and subsequently from Mo Yan himself.

Bai Yu could feel the overflowing power in him and was certain that no one at the same stage as him could match his strength.

As someone who had originally almost reached the peak of the spiritual realm herself, she could tell Ethan's power was increasing far too quickly.

This was a good thing, as it meant that when he eventually ascended, he wouldn't be easily crushed by others stronger than him.

But even considering all of this, if Ethan still wore such an expression, it meant the matter wasn't as simple as it seemed. When he transferred the information to her using the mental transfer technique, she, too, understood why and her expression grew serious.

When Ethan filtered the information obtained from the demon, he had specifically searched for how their race had managed to arrive in this plane.

That was when he learned that Mo Yan had come with five other demons. Unlike Mo Yan, who was in the ascension phase, they were already spiritual realm powerhouses, with two of them at the high level of the first stage.

It turned out that, to avoid alerting this plane's consciousness, which would detect beings of their level, four of them had gone into hibernation, leaving Mo Yan with the task of conquering the plane.

Their plan was to take control of the mortal plane and then be awakened by Mo Yan to prepare for an assault on the celestial plane.

The plan seemed bold and reckless, especially considering the existences in the celestial plane and even worse in the divine plane. However, it appeared their mission was to gain successful access to the celestial plane to reopen the dimensional rift sealed millions of years ago by the gods of the divine plane.

Ethan thought he would finally have a moment of peace now that he had eliminated the demonic Qi from this plane. Instead, it seemed his workload had only increased even more after this.

He could only shake his head, thinking that the peaceful life he had hoped to achieve by becoming stronger would have to wait.

Now that he had discovered the resting place of the other four demons, he could only prepare to deal with them and see if their plans could be nipped in the bud.

***

It had been just over a year since Ethan had last visited the Peng family, and in that time, many things had changed.

Peng Jun had successfully entered the fifth stage, and the overall strength of his family continued to grow steadily.

By now, even the alchemists trained by Ethan had made significant progress and had already established a name for themselves, elevating the Peng family's influence to unprecedented heights, heights that none of its members could have dreamed of reaching before.

Practically speaking, their family had become one of the most prominent in the Phoenix Kingdom and was highly regarded throughout the Long Empire.

Many were astonished to witness the Peng family's sudden rise, achieving such a level in such a short period.

Their surprise grew even more when they discovered that not only did the family boast numerous master alchemists, but they also had a Grandmaster Alchemist who, to everyone's amazement, was under 50 years old.

It goes without saying that this caused quite a stir. Even other Grandmasters decided to personally visit the Peng family to meet this young prodigy who had risen to their level.

Normally, such a meteoric rise would arouse suspicion, and many would be tempted to make a move against them.

But, unfortunately for those harboring such thoughts, before they could even grasp the situation, the Peng family had already reached a point where no one could afford to offend them, let alone provoke them.

The merchants who had struck business alliances with the Peng family after witnessing Nu Yu's demonstration could only sigh in relief, grateful for their foresight.

Those who hadn't taken the opportunity, however, could only lament in a corner, realizing they would never get another chance like this again.

While all of this was happening, in a room of the Peng manor, an elegant-looking woman, who appeared to be just over 25 years old, gently stroked her slightly rounded belly with one hand.

Seated by the window, her loving gaze was directed toward a figure outside, who was training intensely, unaware of the affectionate look the woman was sending him.

That figure was none other than her husband, who was also the future patriarch of the Peng family.