Rise of the Alchemy God

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The sea has always been a mysterious place, hiding countless unexplored secrets and unknowns.

This fact held true both for the old world of Ethan and the new one, where currently the peace that permeated the ocean floor had been disrupted by an abrupt and invisible pressure that had started manifesting everywhere.

The more seconds passed, the more this pressure grew. Enjoy more content from empire

At a certain point, the surrounding area, where numerous creatures had been wandering just moments ago, was completely abandoned.

All these marine creatures, regardless of their strength, sensed an imminent danger and fled as far away as possible from that place.

While all this was happening, the spheres, sources of this danger, began twisting more and more, changing their spherical form from something undefined to shapes of various creatures that were finally starting to take form.

The process itself did not last long, and within moments, in the place where five relatively large spheres had been floating, only one sphere remained.

It was no longer surrounded by the other four but rather by four figures, each more menacing and imposing than the others.

The four demons had finally awakened from their long and deep slumber.

As three of them were fully stabilizing their condition, the fourth, who was slightly stronger than the second demon at the peak of the first stage of the spiritual realm, raised its head, gazing toward a human figure above.

This figure looked down at them with a calm gaze, devoid of any surprise or panic.

This human figure was none other than Ethan, who had finally reached the ocean floor and was now witnessing the awakening of the four demonic figures.

Seeing them, he had to admit that demons always had very diverse appearances.

There didn't seem to be any predefined physical traits among them.

Starting with the demon Mo Yan, who resembled a giant skeleton clad in a cloak and holding a scepter, even the others were creatures with completely different forms.

For instance, the demon who currently had the weakest cultivation base among the present ones was a massive and monstrous being with a hybrid body that seemed to be a mix of various types of animals and other creatures unknown to Ethan.

Its head resembled that of a deformed wolf, with three irregular yellow eyes that moved independently of one another. Its shoulders were covered with a mane of sharp spikes, while the rest of its body was a tangle of muscles and red scales. Its arms ended in claws, and finally, a long, venomous serpentine tail swayed constantly, ready to strike.

Then there was the second demon, still in order of ascending strength, who in particular appeared to be a human with altered characteristics.

Its skin was ash-gray, covered in pulsating veins of a toxic green color. On his face was a single large mouth full of sharp teeth, while in place of eyes there were only two empty, dark chasms.

He had four slender arms that, despite their fragile appearance, Ethan could feel as if they contained an immense power.

That covered the two weaker demons.

Moving on to the stronger ones, who were at the peak of the first stage, one appeared to be made entirely of black smoke that didn't leave any concrete details except for two white circles that seemed to serve as eyes.

It was like a living shadow made solely of black smoke, very similar to some species of demons he had encountered on the Corrupted Continent.

The last one, however, who also had the highest cultivation level, was strangely the most normal looking of them all in terms of appearance.

It was essentially a humanoid figure, nearly three meters tall, with a robust body and ash-gray skin. Its only distinctive feature, apart from its skin color, was a long black horn on its forehead.

For a moment, Ethan couldn't help but think of his own demonic transformation, though back then, he hadn't reached a height of three meters, and his body had a slightly reddish-black hue.

That being said, as he examined the four demons, they too, having already detected his presence, were observing him.

The demon with the wolf-like head and three eyes couldn't help but let out a slight growl before opening its mouth to speak:

"A human at the spiritual realm?" it said with a slightly uncertain tone.

It wasn't hard to tell that in this plane of existence, beings beyond the mortal realm couldn't remain here. Consequently, seeing one who had not only reached such a level but was also still here made the situation somewhat strange.

Although the demons' power system was a bit different from that of others, they too followed the three basic realms of cultivation. However, how these realms were achieved and the various stages within them were different for demons.

Even so, he could estimate the other party's power, and from what he had perceived, the human had a power level similar to its own, which irritated him for some reason.

Just like him, the other demons had also realized this, but unlike the wolf-headed demon, who seemed annoyed, the other two demons remained silent, waiting for their leader to give an order.

The leader in question was none other than the humanoid demon with the horn, who remained silent with an unchanged expression throughout the entire time as he continued examining the human in front of them before finally speaking.

"So, you are the one who has been interfering recently, with our plans," he said in an unfamiliar language, which Ethan managed to understand.

It was the same language used for the creation of the demonic formation cast by Mo Yan, which Ethan had learned thanks to the system.

Thus, he was able to comprehend what the demon had said.

He raised an eyebrow as he noticed a certain detail.

"It seems he isn't just talking about the extermination of his race on the Corrupted Continent," he thought.

It was clear that the demon was also referring to the purification Ethan had carried out on the Beasts' Continent and the Human Continent. Realizing this, Ethan could tell that the demon seemed to be aware of all this even while in a dormant state.

He wasn't sure how it knew, but it didn't really matter.

At most, he could look into it himself once he had defeated them.

With a slight smile, he looked directly into the demon's eyes and spoke in a provocative tone.

"And what if I am?"